Employment and benefit protection.
Seattle Mun. Code § 4.26.050
in effect4.26.050 - Employment and benefit protection.
Eligible employees who have been granted leave under this Chapter 4.26 shall be entitled, on return from such leave, to be restored by the City to the position of employment held by the employee when the leave commenced if that position is vacant. If that position is not vacant, the employee shall be restored to an equivalent position with equivalent employment benefits, base pay, and other terms and conditions of employment in effect at the time the leave commenced.
Taking family leave shall not result in the loss of any employment benefit accrued prior to the date on which the leave commenced.
The City shall maintain coverage under any group health plan for the duration of an approved leave at the level, and under the conditions that coverage would have been provided if the employee had continued in employment continuously for the duration of such leave.
(Ord. 116761, § 1(part), 1993.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT4PE_CH4.26FAMELE_4.26.050EMBEPRFetched: 11/1/2026