Purpose.
It is in the public interest for employers to accommodate employees by providing reasonable leaves from work for family reasons. This chapter serves to establish a minimum standard allowing an employee to use the employee's sick leave or other paid time off to care for a sick family member.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.12.033,
49.12.280,
49.12.285,
43.22.270, 2002 c 243, and chapters
49.12 and
43.22 RCW. WSR 03-03-010, § 296-130-010, filed 1/6/03, effective 1/6/03. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.22.270 and 1988 c 236. WSR 88-18-044 (Order 88-20), § 296-130-010, filed 8/31/88.]