Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-027 - When must a higher education employer allow a part-time employee to use accrued holiday credit?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Higher education employers must allow a part-time employee as
				defined in WAC 357-01-2290(2) to use accrued holiday credit for the following
				reasons:
(1) Employees must request to
			 use accrued holiday credit in accordance with the employer's leave policy. When
			 considering employees' requests to use accrued holiday credit, employers must
			 consider their business needs and the wishes of the employee.
(2) An employee must be granted the use of
			 accrued holiday credit to care for a spouse, registered domestic partner,
			 parent, parent-in-law, or grandparent of the employee who has a serious health
			 condition or an emergency health condition, or to care for a minor/dependent
			 child with a health condition that requires treatment or supervision.
In accordance with the employer's leave policy, approval of the
				employee's request to use accrued holiday credit may be subject to verification
				that the condition exists.
(3) An employee must be granted the use of
			 accrued holiday credit if the employee or the employee's family member, as
			 defined in chapter 357-01 WAC, is a victim of domestic violence, sexual
			 assault, or stalking as defined in RCW   49.76.020. An employer may require the
			 request for leave under this section be supported by verification in accordance
			 with WAC 357-31-730.
(4) In
			 accordance with WAC 357-31-373, an employee must be granted the use of accrued
			 holiday credit to be with a spouse or registered domestic partner who is a
			 member of the armed forces of the United States, National Guard, or reserves
			 after the military spouse or registered domestic partner has been notified of
			 an impending call or order to active duty, before deployment, or when the
			 military spouse or registered domestic partner is on leave from
			 deployment.
(5) An employee must be
			 granted the use of accrued holiday credit when requested as a supplemental
			 benefit while receiving a partial wage replacement for paid family and/or
			 medical leave under Title 50A RCW as provided in WAC 357-31-248. Leave taken
			 under this subsection may be subject to verification that the employee has been
			 approved to receive benefits for approved paid family and/or medical leave
			 under Title 50A RCW.
(6) Employers
			 may require that accumulated holiday credit be used before vacation leave is
			 approved, except in those instances where this requirement would result in loss
			 of accumulated vacation leave.
(7)
			 If the employee requests to use their accrued holiday credit when granted a
			 temporary leave of absence for legislative service in accordance with WAC
			 357-31-374(2).
(8) When a high-risk
			 employee seeks an accommodation to protect themselves from the risk of exposure
			 to an infectious or contagious disease and the employer determines no other
			 accommodation is reasonable besides the use of leave.