(1)
A general government employer may grant leave with pay for an
employee to perform civil duties as a volunteer including, but not limited to,
firefighting, search and rescue efforts, or donating blood. Leave granted to
participate in blood and plasma donations must not exceed five days in a
two-year period.
(2) A higher
education employer may grant leave with pay for an employee to perform civil
duties as a volunteer including, but not limited to, firefighting, search and
rescue efforts, participating in life-giving procedures, or donating blood.
Leave granted to participate in life-giving procedures must not exceed five
days in a two-year period.
(3) In
the department of natural resources, leave with pay equivalent to one regular
workshift
may be allowed for the purpose of rest and recuperation
after 10 consecutive calendar days performing emergency work under an incident
command system, defined in
RCW 38.52.010. The employer may grant two additional
days of leave with pay for rest and recuperation after 14 consecutive calendar
days performing emergency work under an incident command system. Additional
days may only be granted if they fall on the employee's regularly scheduled
workday and are taken consecutively. Leave with pay under this subsection is
subject to the overtime provisions in WAC
357-28-265.
(4) An employer may grant up to 24 hours of
leave with pay per occurrence to employees who are experiencing extraordinary
or severe impacts of a wildfire disaster in the event the governor declares a
state of emergency in any area of the state of Washington where the employee
resides. Examples of extraordinary or severe impacts are displacement from
their home temporarily or permanently through evacuation, or significant damage
or loss.
The employer may require verification of the extraordinary or
severe impacts regarding the use of leave with pay. In order to ensure
continued essential services to the public, the employer may consider emergency
operations requirements and/or program and staffing replacement requirements in
the approval and scheduling of leave under this subsection. Leave under this
subsection must be used within three months from the date the state of
emergency was declared.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
357-31-326
Amended by
WSR
17-11-049, Filed 5/15/2017, effective
6/19/2017
Amended by
WSR
17-18-029, Filed 8/28/2017, effective
10/2/2017
Amended by
WSR
20-24-019, Filed 11/20/2020, effective
12/28/2020
Amended by
WSR
21-12-020, Filed 5/24/2021, effective
7/1/2021
Amended by
WSR
22-01-019, Filed 12/3/2021, effective
1/3/2022
Amended by
WSR
22-12-076, Filed 5/27/2022, effective
7/1/2022
Amended by
WSR
25-12-067, Filed 5/30/2025, effective
7/1/2025
Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 09-03-014, §
357-31-326, filed 1/9/09, effective
2/13/09.
