Is my job protected while I am on leave?

If you work for a company that employs more than 50 people in Washington, and you have worked there for at least a year and for at least 1,250 hours in the year before taking leave, your job is likely protected. But an employer can deny job restoration if:

• You are within the highest paid 10% of salaried employees employed by your employer within 75 miles of the work facility, or
• They can show that your job would not have existed when you returned from leave.

If you do not have job protection with Paid Family and Medical Leave there may be other local, state or federal laws that offer job protection or restoration for you. You will need to continue to follow the leave notification policies of your employer.