PDFWAC 192-610-045
May the department refuse to accept an employee's application, appeal, or petition?
No employee or agent of the department may refuse to accept a properly filed application or weekly claim for paid family or medical leave benefits, a signed appeal, or a petition for review by the commissioner related to any program administered by this department regardless of the employee or agent's opinion concerning its merits.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 50A.04.215. WSR 19-08-016, ยง 192-610-045, filed 3/22/19, effective 4/22/19.]