49.78.240 - Unpaid leave permitted -- Relationship to paid leave. - Washington Statutes

Unpaid leave permitted — Relationship to paid leave.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, leave granted under RCW 49.78.220 may consist of unpaid leave.

     (2) If an employer provides paid leave for fewer than twelve workweeks, the additional weeks of leave necessary to attain the twelve workweeks of leave required under this chapter may be provided without compensation.

[2006 c 59 § 5.]