Spousal Deployment Leave. As provided in RCW 49.77, during a period of military conflict, an employee who is the spouse or state registered domestic partner as defined by RCW 26.60.020 and 26.60.030 of a member of the armed forces of the United States, National Guard, or reserves who has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty or has been deployed is entitled to a total of fifteen (15) days of unpaid leave per deployment after the military spouse has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty and before deployment or when the military spouse is on leave from deployment. The employee may choose to use accrued leave in place of leave without pay.
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