Family medical leave act washington

The Employment Security Department administers the Paid Family and Medical Leave program. The program is a state-run insurance benefit passed by the Legislature in 2017.

It allows most employees to receive up to 12 weeks of paid leave for:

Visit paidleave.wa.gov for full details.

The basics for employees

The Paid Family and Medical Leave program was phased-in over the last year. Benefits started at the beginning of 2020.