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Honorable Hans Dunshee State Representative, 39th District P.O. Box 40600 Olympia, Washington 98504-0600

Dear Representative Dunshee:

By letter previously acknowledged, you have requested our opinion on a question we have paraphrased as follows:

How should the use of military leave (as provided in RCW 38.40.060) becalculated for employees with non-traditional work-hour patterns, such asfirefighters who work 24-hour shifts?

BRIEF ANSWER

RCW 38.40.060 entitles a public employee to an excused absence for any calendar day in which the employee cannot work due to the necessity of reporting for active…