Tacoma, Washington, Paid Sick and Safe Leave: Handbook Statement Added

Author: Melissa Gonzalez Boyce, XpertHR Legal Editor

Effective February 1, 2016, employers with employees working in Tacoma, Washington, must provide paid sick and safe leave to those employees working 80 or more hours per year in Tacoma. Under the Tacoma Paid Leave Ordinance, employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked in Tacoma, up to 24 hours of paid sick time per year.

As a result of this development, the Paid Sick and Safe Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Tacoma, Washington has been added to the Washington handbook and the table of contents has been updated.