Carolyn's Corner | Update on Paid Sick Leave

The final rules have been filed for the paid sick leave employer requirements/employee rights (effective Jan 1, 2018).  Enforcement rules will be adopted shortly.  I know there are going to be many concerns, questions, etc… once employers start to really put this into effect.  One provision that remains in the rule is the application of this language regarding usage of leave:

(4) Unless a greater increment is approved by a variance as pro­vided by WAC 296-128-640, employers must allow employees to use paid sick leave in increments consistent with the employer's payroll system and practices, not to exceed one hour. For example, if an employer's normal practice is to track increments of work for the purposes of compensation in fifteen-minute increments, then an employer must allow employees to use paid sick leave in fifteen-minute increments. 

As new summaries are published, I will provide them to our chambers.

Links for more information on paid sick leave as well as public hearing dates for enforcement rule making are included below.

Carolyn Logue

CA Logue Public Affairs

On October 17, 2017, the Department of Labor & Industries filed the CR-103 on the Initiative 1433 (I-1433) rule language that addresses employer requirements/employee rights.  Below, please find links to the documents contained in the CR-103 filing.

Rule-Making Order

http://www.lni.wa.gov/rules/AO17/02/1702CR103.pdf

Adopted Rule Language

http://www.lni.wa.gov/rules/AO17/02/1702Adoption.pdf

Concise Explanatory Statement

http://www.lni.wa.gov/rules/AO17/02/1702CES.pdf

Final Cost-Benefit Analysis and Least Burdensome Analysis

http://www.lni.wa.gov/rules/AO17/02/1702FCBA.pdf

Revised Small Business Economic Impact Statement

http://www.lni.wa.gov/rules/AO17/02/1702RSBEIS.pdf

These documents will also be posted to the “Document Library” of the I-1433 engagement site.

The enforcement rule language for I-1433 is being addressed in a separate rulemaking. The department filed the CR-102 for the draft enforcement rule language on October 3, 2017. 

Information about the upcoming public hearings for the enforcement rulemaking is provided below. Please note that a pre-hearing overview of the draft proposed rules begins at 9 a.m. for each public hearing. 

November 8, 2017 – 10:00 a.m.

Spokane Center Place Auditorium

2426 N Discovery Place

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

November 9, 2017 – 10:00 a.m.

L&I – Tumwater Auditorium

7273 Linderson Way SW

Tumwater, WA 98501

Allison Drake

Labor Standards Policy Advisor

Fraud Prevention & Labor Standards

Department of Labor & Industries

Phone: (360) 902-5304 Fax: (360) 902-4650

Email: allison.drake@Lni.wa.gov