SB 6054 - DIGEST

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Finds that the enactment of chapter 236, Laws of 1988 amended the definition of employer under the industrial welfare act, chapter 49.12 RCW, to ensure that the family leave provisions of that act applied to the state and political subdivisions.

Finds that this amendment of the definition of employer may be interpreted as creating an ambiguity as to whether the other provisions of chapter 49.12 RCW apply to the state and political subdivisions. The purpose of this act is to make retroactive, remedial, and technical amendments to clarify the intent of chapter 236, Laws of 1988 and resolve any ambiguity.