Effective Jan. 1, Washington state Senate Bill 5101 will require employers to provide leave and safety accommodations to employees who are victims of a hate crime or have a family member who is a victim of a hate crime.
Under Washington’s existing Domestic Violence Leave Law, which applies to all Washington employers with one or more employees, an employee who is a victim or a family member of a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking may take a reasonable amount of unpaid leave from work for reasons such as seeking legal or law enforcement assistance, treatment or counseling for physical or mental injuries, or social services.
Absent undue hardship, employers must also provide reasonable safety accommodations, which may include a transfer, reassignment, modified work schedule, new work telephone number or email address, or other adjustments. The law also includes protection from discrimination and retaliation relating to actual or perceived victim status, as well as the exercise of rights to leave and accommodation.
Beginning Jan. 1, the law will also cover victims of a hate crime, which is defined as the commission, attempted commission, or alleged commission of 1) assault, 2) physical damage to or destruction of property, or 3) threats that place a person or group of people in reasonable fear of harm to person or property. According to the law, a hate crime is committed based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin,...
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