SB 5979 — Concerning accrued leave for construction workers.

What this bill does

Limits the requirement for a construction industry employer to pay a separating worker for accrued and unused sick leave to when the worker performed service, maintenance, or construction work on a jobsite, in the field, or in a fabrication shop using the tools of the worker's trade or craft.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2024
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 6, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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Other bills sponsored by Keiser

• SB 5088 — Adding references to contractor registration and licensing laws in workers' compensation, public works, and prevailing wage statutes.
• SSB 5110 — Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW.
• ESSB 5111 — Concerning payments for accrued and unused sick leave for certain construction workers.
• ESSB 5123 — Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis.
• ESSB 5368 — Expanding access to the workers' compensation stay-at-work program through off-site light duty return to work opportunities.