Various life circumstances arise requiring employees to take either short-term or extended leave from employment. Thankfully, there are both state and federal laws that provide for extended leave, job protection, and other benefits for eligible public employees.
This blog and pop quiz will cover some of the basics of Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML), Chapter 50A RCW, and the Federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 C.F.R. § 825.
Passed by the Washington State Legislature in 2017, PFML allows an eligible employee to take up to 12 weeks paid leave (longer in some circumstances) in a 12-month period if a serious health condition prevents them from working or if they need time to care for a family member, bond with a new child, mourn the death of a child, or spend time with a family member preparing for or returning from military service overseas. See Employment Security Department’s Paid Family and Medical Leave website.
The federal FMLA provides eligible employees with, generally, up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for the birth of a child or placement of an adopted or foster child, the serious health or emergency condition of the employee or close family member, or for qualifying exigencies related to a foreign military deployment or to care for service members. See the U.S. Department of Labor’s Family and Medical Leave Act website for more information.
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