Family Care Leave Handbook Statement: Washington

In accordance with the Washington Family Care Act (WFCA), employees may use their choice of earned sick leave or other earned paid time off (e.g., vacation, PTO, personal days) to care for their child with a health condition that requires treatment or supervision or to care for their spouse, state-registered domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law or grandparent who has a serious health condition or an emergency condition.

When using paid time off for these purposes, the employee must comply with the terms of