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Washington State's Family Care Act (2002) allows workers with available paid sick leave or other paid time off to care for a sick child with a routine illness; a spouse, parent, parent-in-law, or grandparent with a serious or emergency health condition; and an adult child with a disability.
For more detail about this law, see:
Family Care Rules administrative policy (ES.C.10) (148 KB PDF).
Family Care Act - RCW 49.12.265 through 49.12.295.
Family Care Rules, WAC 296-130.
Table
of Family Care and Family Leave Laws (102 KB PDF) - Provides a comparison of state
and federal laws regarding leave for pregnancy and other family care issues.
For questions about any of Washington's leave laws, contact the Employment Standards program at your local L&I office or the central office in Tumwater at 360-902-5316.