Legal Opinion
Rachelle Honeycutt & Gabriel Westergreen v. Phillips 66 Company
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 30, 2017No. 74338-4-IPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpearman, J.
¶1 The family care act (FCA), chapter 49.12 RCW, does not require employers to provide paid leave. But where an employer provides paid leave for an employee’s own use, the FCA mandates that the employee may use that leave to care for an eligible family member. RCW 49.12.270. If more than one type of leave is available, the employee may choose which type of “sick leave or other paid time off” to use for family care. RCW 49.12.270(1). When an employee takes time off to care for a sick family member and the employer does not allow paid time off “for illness,” the FCA allows the employee to…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Phillips 66 Company v. SacksDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2019
- State Of Washington v. Christopher LambertCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2017