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• Does the new paid sick leave law apply to all employers in Washington state?
• When does the new paid sick leave law take effect?
• How much paid sick leave do I need to provide my employees?
• When are my new employees entitled to utilize their paid sick leave?
• What is the rate of pay for paid sick leave?
• How may my employees use their paid sick leave?
• Do I need to notify my employees of their available paid sick leave?
• Can my employees carry over unused paid sick leave to the next year?
• If I terminate an employee or the employee voluntarily resigns, do I need to pay them for their unused paid sick leave?
• I provide my employees with Paid Time Off (PTO), am I still able to do this under the new law?
• Upon hiring a new employee I typically provide them with all of their paid sick leave right away, is this allowable under the new law?