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On July 6, 2010, the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (DLI) issued its final regulations on the 2008 Washington Domestic Violence Leave Act (DVLA). While these regulations track the requirements in the DVLA and do not impose additional obligations, they serve as a good opportunity for healthcare employers to review their policies and procedures for responding to leave requests under the DVLA.
The DVLA requires that all employers provide an employee with unpaid leave for certain purposes when the employee is the victim, or has a family member who is a victim, of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The term "family member" includes a child, spouse, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or person with whom the employee is in a dating relationship.