Leaves

Please review the following information to understand how employee benefits may be affected by an employee’s leave of absence:

• Leaves & Benefits - What an Employee Needs to Know
  • Employee Health Leave- Applying for own health leave
  • Family Health Leave or Parental Leave- Applying for leave to care for a covered family member or a newborn, newly adopted or placed child
  • Having a Baby! and/or Maternity Leave
• Work-Related Disabilities & Long-Term Disability Benefits
• Adding & Dropping Insurance Coverage - What is a Qualifying Event?
• Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave offered by the Washington Employment Security Department

For more detailed information regarding how benefits are affected by Leave, call the Payroll/Benefits team at 253-583-5124.

Leave Forms

• Employee Leave Request- Completed by an employee when applying for Health Leave, to care for a Family Member, or Military Leave. The Employee Leave Request form must be forwarded to Human Resources with the appropriate Health Care Provider Certification (see below).
• Health Care Provider Certification - Employee- Completed by the employee's physician when the employee is applying for Health Leave.
• Health Care Provider Certification - Family- Completed by the family member’s physician when the employee is applying for leave to care for a family member.
• Medical Authorization to Return to Work- Completed by the employee and their physician when returning to work from a long-term health leave

Leave Sharing

• Leave Sharing Guidelines
• Request for Shared Leave- Employee requesting shared leave
• Donation for Shared Leave - Employee donating leave to fellow employee
• Leave Share FAQs

Long-Term Disability Salary Replacement

Benefit eligible employees who will be disabled for more than 90 calendar days may qualify for Long-Term Disability Salary Replacement.

• Work-Related Disabilities & Long-Term Disability Benefits

Employee can apply for this benefit through “SEBB My Account.”