Common use of Paid Sick Leave Use Clause in Contracts

Paid Sick Leave Use. The Employer is prohibited from interfering with the employee’s use of protected Paid Sick Leave they have earned when used for a reason covered by Washington State’s paid Sick Leave Law. Likewise, the employee will not be disciplined or in any way discriminated or retaliated against for lawful use of their earned protected Paid Sick Leave. Employees are not responsible for finding coverage for shifts due to illness or use of sick leave. The Employer shall provide to employees, no less than one time per month, a written notice (paper or electronic) which shows the amount of sick leave the employee accrued since the previous notice, the amount of sick leave used since the previous notice, and the employee’s current unused balance available for use.