Statutes - Family and Medical Leave Act

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993: text of the federal statutes that comprise the FMLA.
• The Family and Medical Leave Act and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008

• Ch. 49.78 RCW - Washington State Family Leave Act - grants employees unpaid leave to care for newborn or newly-adopted child, or to care for a child suffering from a terminal illness.

• RCW 49.12.270 - Sick Leave to Care for a Child - entitles an employee to use accrued sick leave to care for a child with a health condition. Unlike the FMLA, this statute does not require that the child have a "serious health condition."

• WAC 162-30-020 - This state regulation details the disability leave for pregnancy or childbirth that employers must provide.
• Chapter 71, Laws of 2008 (SB 6447) relating to leave available associated with military deployment