Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Programs
Name
Family and Medical Leave Act
Paid
no
Condition
Unpaid, job-protected leave with continuation of group health benefits. Up to 12 workweeks in a 12-month period for qualifying family and medical reasons; up to 26 workweeks in a single 12-month period of military caregiver leave. Covered employers: private-sector employers with 50 or more employees in 20 or more workweeks in the current or previous calendar year; public agencies and local educational agencies regardless of the number of employees. Eligible employees: at least 12 months with the employer, at least 1,250 hours of service in the 12 months before leave, and work at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles. The employer chooses the 12-month period method (29 CFR 825.200(b)).
The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for qualifying family and medical reasons and requires continuation of their group health benefits under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. … For eligible employees, up to 12 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for any of the following qualifying reasons: … An eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness may take up to 26 workweeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for the servicemember. … Private-sector employers who employ 50 or more employees in 20 or more workweeks in either the current calendar year or the previous calendar year,
Public agencies (including federal, state, and local government employers), regardless of the number of employees, and … Work for a covered employer for at least 12 months,
Have at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the 12 months before their FMLA leave starts, and
Work at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles.
An employer is permitted to choose any one of the following methods for determining the 12-month period in which the 12 weeks of leave entitlement described in paragraph (a) of this section occurs:
(1) The calendar year;
(2) Any fixed 12-month leave year, such as a fiscal year, a year required by State law, or a year starting on an employee's anniversary date;
(3) The 12-month period measured forward from the date any employee's first FMLA leave under paragraph (a) begins; or,
(4) A “rolling” 12-month period measured backward from the date an employee uses any FMLA leave as described in paragraph (a).
Paid Sick Leave (paid). Paid Family and Medical Leave (paid).
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Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Programs
Name
Paid Sick Leave
Paid
yes
Condition
An employee shall accrue at least one hour of paid sick leave for every forty hours worked as an employee. An employee is entitled to use accrued paid sick leave beginning on the ninetieth calendar day after the commencement of his or her employment. Accrued and unused paid sick leave carries over to the following year, but an employer is not required to allow an employee to carry over paid sick leave in excess of 40 hours. For each hour of paid sick leave used, an employee shall be paid the greater of the minimum hourly wage rate established in this chapter or his or her normal hourly compensation.
Funded by
employer
Leave type
sick
Accrual hours earned
1
Accrual per hours worked
40
Name
Paid Family and Medical Leave
Paid
yes
Condition
Within your claim year: up to 12 weeks of medical leave or family leave; up to 16 weeks of combined medical and family leave if you have more than one qualifying event in the same claim year; up to 18 weeks of combined medical and family leave if you experience a condition in pregnancy that results in incapacity. You must have worked 820 hours in your qualifying period. You can receive up to 90% of your weekly pay, up to the maximum, which is updated yearly (2026 = $1,647 / week). Available to workers in businesses of all sizes. Starting January 1, 2026, job protection applies if you work for a company that employs 25 or more people in Washington and you have worked there for at least 180 days (6 months), subject to exceptions.
Funded by
public_insurance
Annual max
12
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Upcoming changes
No published changes are waiting to take effect.
Change history
Federal: United States
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paid_leave in us: version 3, effective 2026-10-24, published (new)
Family and Medical Leave Act (unpaid).
State: Washington
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paid_leave in us-wa: version 3, effective 2026-01-01, published (new)
Paid Sick Leave (paid). Paid Family and Medical Leave (paid).
(1) Beginning January 1, 2018, except as provided in RCW 49.46.180, every employer shall provide each of its employees paid sick leave as follows: … (a) An employee shall accrue at least one hour of paid sick leave for every forty hours worked as an employee. … (d) An employee is entitled to use accrued paid sick leave beginning on the ninetieth calendar day after the commencement of his or her employment. … (i) For each hour of paid sick leave used, an employee shall be paid the greater of the minimum hourly wage rate established in this chapter or his or her normal hourly compensation. … (j) Except as provided in (l) of this subsection, accrued and unused paid sick leave carries over to the following year, but an employer is not required to allow an employee to carry over paid sick leave in excess of 40 hours.
Paid Family and Medical Leave is different than the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) … State program for people working in Washington … Offers paid leave … Available to workers in businesses of all sizes … Up to 12 weeks of medical leave or family leave. … Up to 16 weeks of combined medical and family leave if you have more than one qualifying event in the same claim year. … Up to 18 weeks of combined medical and family leave if you experience a condition in pregnancy that results in incapacity … You must have worked 820 hours in your qualifying period. … When you take Paid Leave, you can receive up to 90% of your weekly pay, up to the maximum, which is updated yearly. … 2026 = $1,647 / week … Starting January 1, 2026, if you work for a company that employs 25 or more people in Washington, and you have worked there for at least 180 days (6 months), your job is likely protected.