WA - Paid Family Leave for New Parents (2007)

Bill would provide workers up to five weeks of paid leave, at $250 a week for full-time wokers and less for part-time workers, due to the birth or adoption of a new child. The bill also created a joint legislative task force to determine how the new program should be financed and administered. Provisions to allow workers to take leave to care for a seriously ill family member were taken out of the bill before final passage. As of October 2009, the program still has not been implemented.

State Washington

Bill Number S.B.5659

Date of Introduction 1/24/2007

Latest Activity Enacted 5/8/2007

More Info
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ourwork_paidleave_landing

Topic: Workplace Accommodation and Family Leave Policies