Benefit guide
Get ready for Paid Family and Medical Leave.
Benefit Guide
The Benefit Guide is intended to help you prepare for and use the Paid Leave program, as well as understand your rights and responsibilities.
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Make sure you have the most recent version; the version number and date it was last updated are listed at the bottom of each page within the guide.
Changes log
January 3, 2020
- Updated information about the continuation of healthcare benefits (p 7)
February 3, 2020
- Updated information for January 2020 applications (p 5, 8, 9, 11)
- Added link to After you apply webpage (p 5, 12)
March 26, 2020
- Added information about our hardship review process (p 9)
- Updated information around applying for both medical and family leave (p 4, 5, 8, 12, 13)
May 12, 2020
- Added information about Certification of Birth form (p 10, 11, 13)
July 16, 2020
- Updated definitions of job protection and health insurance (p 7)
- Added links and information about complaint forms (p 9, 10)
January 1, 2021
- Updated information about when to apply, backdating and when to file weekly claims (p 5)
- Updated maximum weekly benefit amount (p 6)
- Added information about using unemployment benefits (p 8)
- Removed information about Events in 2019 and Hardships (p 8, 9)
- Added information about requesting changes to claims (p 8)
- Added information about COVID-19 (p 10)
- Added information about taxes (p 16)
June 11, 2021
- Updated information about backdating (p 5)
- Updated links and contact information (p 12, 16)
- Editing and formatting for grammar and clarity
July 2, 2021
- Updated definition of qualifying period (p 14, 15)
November 1, 2021
- Updated maximum benefit amount (p 6)
April 7, 2022
- Clarified qualifying family member list (p 4)
June 9, 2022
- Added information about list of employers with approved voluntary plans (p 4, 7)
- Added information about the weekly claim questionnaire (p 5, 6)
- Added information about “postnatal period” (p 5, 9, 12, 13, 16)
- Added information about transportation network companies (p 16)
December 1, 2022
- Updated weekly benefit amount for 2023 (p 6)
- Updated name of Certification forms (p 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
December 20, 2023
- Editing and formatting
- Removed COVID-19 information
- Removed Collective Bargaining Agreement information
- Added information shared with employers while on leave
June 28, 2024
- Editing and formatting to reorganize content and remove duplicated text
- Removed definition of Transportation Network Company (TNC)
- Added link for rideshare drivers to the TNC Pilot webpage
- Added section with weekly claim questionnaire
- Added multi-language flyer
- Updated website links
- Updated language for SHB 2102 (medical certification forms timelines)