1213-S2 AMH SCHM LEON 139

2SHB 1213 - H AMD 710

By Representative Schmidt

NOT ADOPTED 03/10/2025

On page 14, line 31, after "section" strike "to any" and insert "((to any )) if:

(i) The employee is a"

On page 14, beginning on line 34, after "employed" strike "if:

(i)" and insert "((if)) and all of the following apply:

(((i))) (A)"

On page 14, at the beginning of line 37, strike "(ii)" and insert "(((ii))) (B)"

On page 15, at the beginning of line 1, strike "(iii)" and insert "(((iii))) (C)"

On page 15, line 2, after "notice" insert ";

(ii) The employer has fewer than 20 employees; or

(iii) The employer has fewer than 50 employees and one or more of the following applies:

(A) The employee worked less than an average of 20 hours per week during the previous 180 days for the current employer;

(B) The employer is a state or local government or an entity that contracts with a state or local government, and the employee provides an essential service that cannot be delivered at the same rate without the employee;

(C) The employee was hired to perform a specialized service or task and that service or task cannot be performed while the employee is absent on leave;

(D) The employee has not yet completed a training program necessary for the position for which the employee was hired, and restoration to his or her enrollment in the same training program is not available; or

(E) The employee was hired for a temporary or seasonal position, and the temporary time period or season will have commenced or partially commenced by the return date"

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