The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), passed on March 18, 2020, temporarily mandated paid sick time and paid family leave for COVID-19-related issues, including for school and place of care closures, for...more
Under Washington’s new Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) law, eligible employees are entitled to paid leave for their own serious health condition or for certain family care or military exigency reasons. ...more
UPDATE: The Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) has been engaged in several phases of rulemaking to implement the Paid Family Medical Leave law (PFML). ...more
In April 2019, Governor Jay Inslee signed SHB 1399, which amended the Washington Paid Family Medical Leave Program (PFML). ...more
UPDATE: The Seattle Office of Labor Standards published its final Paid Sick and Safe Time rules. The rule defining the rate of pay for paid sick leave has been modified and reopened for public comment. As originally proposed,...more
The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) is currently accepting public comment on its proposed revisions to the Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) Ordinance, some of which are controversial. OLS will accept public...more
On January 1, 2018, the Washington State Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”) law went into effect, requiring that all Washington employers provide PSL to non-exempt employees. Details of the PSL law are outlined in our previous advisory....more