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AN ORDINANCE relating to employee sick leave and family and medical leave; making King County family and medical leave run concurrently with federal and state family and medical leave; making other changes in King County family and medical leave and sick leave; making technical corrections; amending Ordinance 12014, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.010 and Ordinance 12014, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.220 and adding a new section to K.C.C chapter 3.12.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. King County employees are covered under a number of federal, state and local laws regarding family and medical leave. Family and medical leave is intended to allow employees the time they need to focus on serious health conditions that they or their family members are facing.
The laws affecting family and medical leave include: 29 U.S.C. Secs. 2601 et. seq., commonly known as the federal Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"); 42 U.S.C. Secs.12101 et seq., commonly known as the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008; 38 U.S.C Sec. 4301 et seq., commonly known as the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; chapter 49.78 RCW, commonly known as the Washington Family Leave Act ("WFLA"); RCW 49.12.265 through 49.12.295, commonly known as the Washington Family Care Act; WAC 162-30-020, which is a Washington state regulation relating to pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions; chapter 49.76 RCW, commonly known as Washington Domestic Violence Leave; chapter 49.77 RCW, commonly known as the Washington Military Family Leave Act; and K.C.C 3.12.220, which addresses sick leave and time off for medical and family reasons. King County family and medical leave ("KCFML") provides eligible county employees with leave benefits in addition to those provided under federal and state law.
B. FMLA and WFLA provide an eligible employee with twelve weeks of family and medical ...
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