HB 1519 - DIGEST

     Provides that, in addition to other family leave to which the employee is entitled under chapter 49.78 RCW or federal law, an employee is entitled to ten work days of family leave during any twelve-month period to:  (1) Participate in educational activities involving the employee's child in a primary or secondary public school program;

     (2) provide assistance to the employee's child, spouse, or parent, or spouse's parent when there is an urgent need to resolve a critical or time-sensitive personal issue;

     (3) participate with the employee's child, spouse, or parent, or spouse's parent in group activities sponsored for children or families, or both, by a community organization; and

     (4) obtain services related to issues arising from domestic violence and participate in a course of treatment for physical and psychological injuries, or both, resulting from domestic violence.