Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Act Sample Clauses

Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Act. ‌ The Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Act establishes a state program that generally allows eligible employees to apply for State-provided income replacement benefits during a leave of up to 12 weeks (or under certain circumstances up to 18 weeks) for qualifying reasons. Leave that is compensated under the PFML program will run concurrently with all other applicable paid or unpaid leave types available in this Agreement or by law, including FMLA leave, to the maximum extent allowed by law. Employees will be responsible for the employee premium share allowed by law, paid through payroll deduction. The Employer will pay the remaining portion of the premium.
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Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Act. Commencing January 1, 2020, employees shall be eligible to receive Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) under the Washington State Family and Medical Leave and Insurance Act. To be eligible for this leave, employees must have worked a minimum of 820 hours within the past calendar year. Employees may initiate the use of this leave prior to exhausting all accumulated sick leave (Appendix D). Commencing January 1, 2019, the District shall pay 37% of the payroll premium to fund this leave; the remaining portion of the premium (63%) will be deducted from the employee’s pay warrant. The District shall use the state insurance as the carrier for PFML to ensure ongoing compliance with the law. When such leave is used for pregnancy/maternity disability, the District shall maintain health insurance benefits during periods of approved PFML leave.
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Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Act. Beginning no sooner than Jan. 1, 2020, eligible employees will be covered by the Washington Paid Family Medical Leave (WPFML) insurance program. Beginning with the first full pay period following ratification of the 2019-2023 labor agreement between the parties, the Employer and Employee will be required to contribute 0.4% of gross wages to the program. The Parties have agreed that the Employer will be responsible for the entirety of the initial total premium, including the initial employee portion (sixty-three and thirty-three hundredths percent [63.33%] of four-tenths percent [0.4%] of gross wages). Should that state plan determine that greater contributions are required, any future increases to the employee premium beyond sixty-three and thirty- three hundredths percent (63.33%) of four-tenths percent (0.4%) of gross wages allowed or mandated by the state shall be borne by employees through payroll deduction. The employer shall be responsible for all remaining premiums. The parties agree that the employer shall have the option to convert from the state program to a voluntary program at its discretion, provided that there is no reduction in benefits from the state plan offering.
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Related to Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Act

  • Family Medical Leave Act Pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, an employee who has been employed at least twelve (12) months and worked at least 1,250 hours during the prior 12-month period is entitled to twelve (12) work weeks of leave during any 12-month period without pay but with group health insurance coverage maintained for one or more of the following reasons:

  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA A. The State acknowledges its commitment to comply with the spirit and intent of the leave entitlement provided by the FMLA and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) referred to collectively as "FMLA." The State and the Union recognize that on occasion it will be necessary for employees of the State to take job- protected leave for reasons consistent with the FMLA. As defined by the FMLA, reasons for an FMLA leave may include an employee's serious health condition, for the care of a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition, and/or for the birth or adoption of a child.

  • Family Medical Leave (a) An employee is entitled to family medical leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act.

  • Family and Medical Leave Act All employees who worked for the Employer for a minimum of twelve (12) months and worked at least 1250 hours during the past twelve (12) months are eligible for unpaid leave as set forth in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Eligible employees are entitled to up to a total of 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any twelve (12) month period for the following reasons:

  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA In accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, the Board will grant a leave of absence for one or more of the following:

  • Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness Leave a) Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness leaves granted to an employee under this Article shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, as amended.

  • Family and Medical Leave (FMLA FMLA leave shall be granted pursuant to applicable law.

  • Medical Leave Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Civil Service Rules, County Code, and other law, medical leaves of absence will be granted by the employee’s Department Head upon request only upon submission of a doctor’s certificate or other satisfactory medical evidence of the employee’s need for such leave.

  • Family and Medical Leave 16.1 A. Consistent with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and any amendments thereto and the Washington State Family Leave Act of 2006 (WFLA), an employee who has worked for the state for at least twelve (12) months and for at least one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) hours during the twelve (12) months prior to the requested leave is entitled to up to twelve (12) workweeks of family medical leave in a twelve (12) month period for one or more of the following reasons 1 - 4:

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