Each employer must develop a leave policy which specifies the procedure for requesting and approving all leave, as provided in the civil service rules. The employer's policy must:
(1) Allow an employee to use vacation leave without advance approval when the employee is requesting to use vacation leave to respond to family care emergencies or for an emergency health condition as provided in WAC
357-31-200 (1)(b);
(2) Allow an employee to use a reasonable amount of accrued leave or unpaid leave when the employee is a victim or has a family member, as defined in chapter
357-01 WAC, who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking as defined in RCW
49.76.020;
(3) Allow an employee to use accrued leave as a supplemental benefit as provided in WAC
357-31-248;
(4) Address advance notice from the employee when the employee is seeking leave under subsections (2) and (3) of this section. When advance notice cannot be given because of an emergency or unforeseen circumstances due to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, the employee or the employee's designee must give notice to the employer no later than the end of the first day that the employee takes such leave;
(5) Allow an employee to use sick leave for the purpose of parental leave to bond with a newborn, adoptive or foster child. The policy must state the total amount of sick leave allowed to be used beyond eighteen weeks in accordance with WAC
357-31-130;
(6) Address overtime eligible employees that are required to provide medical certification or verification to their employer for the use of paid sick leave under chapter
296-128 WAC;
(7) Address overtime eligible employees that are required to provide reasonable notice to their employer for an absence from work for the use of paid sick leave under chapter
296-128 WAC; and
(8) Address whether a general government employee may take additional accrued leave beyond thirty days in a two-year period to participate in life-giving procedures in accordance with RCW
41.06.570.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW. WSR 20-24-019, § 357-31-100, filed 11/20/20, effective 12/28/20. Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW and RCW
50A.15.060. WSR 20-06-008, § 357-31-100, filed 2/20/20, effective 5/1/20. Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW and RCW
41.06.133. WSR 19-11-135, § 357-31-100, filed 5/22/19, effective 7/1/19. Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW. WSR 18-05-032, § 357-31-100, filed 2/10/18, effective 3/13/18; WSR 14-11-035, § 357-31-100, filed 5/14/14, effective 6/16/14; WSR 10-11-071, § 357-31-100, filed 5/14/10, effective 6/15/10; WSR 09-03-013, § 357-31-100, filed 1/9/09, effective 2/13/09; WSR 08-15-043, § 357-31-100, filed 7/11/08, effective 10/1/08; WSR 05-08-136, § 357-31-100, filed 4/6/05, effective 7/1/05.]