PDFWAC 192-540-010

When must an employer send notice to employees who may need paid family and medical leave?

(1) Employers must provide a written notice of employee rights to any employee when an employer becomes aware that the employee is taking family leave, medical leave, or a combination of both for a duration of more than seven consecutive days of work. The employer must use a notice provided by the department.
(2) The notice must be sent to the employee by the fifth business day after the employee's seventh consecutive missed day of work due to family or medical leave, or by the fifth business day after the employer becomes aware that the employee's absence is due to family or medical leave, whichever is later.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 50A.04.215. WSR 18-22-080, § 192-540-010, filed 11/2/18, effective 12/3/18.]