The demands of the workplace and of families need to be balanced to promote public health, family stability, and economic security. It is in the public interest to provide reasonable paid sick leave for employees to care for the health of themselves and their families. Such paid sick leave shall be provided at the greater of the newly increased minimum wage or the employee's regular and normal wage.
RCW 49.46.200
Paid sick leave.
Known as the Washington Minimum Wage Act
The act spans §§ 49–49 (34 sections).
2017 c 2 s 4 (Initiative Measure No. 1433, approved November 8, 2016).
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.