Welcome to the Office of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Ombuds

Resources

RESOURCES

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Website: paidleave.wa.gov
Phone: 833-717-2273
Email: paidleave@esd.wa.gov

  

Office of Administrative Hearings

Website: oah.wa.gov
The Office of Administrative Hearings is an administrative court. If you are an interested party and disagree with a decision made by Paid Family and Medical Leave, you have the right to file an appeal.   A judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings will hear and decide the dispute. The judges are not employed by Paid Family and Medical Leave or the Employment Security Department. Judges make independent decisions based on all the evidence presented at hearing.

Please consult the decision you are appealing for information about how and where to file a timely appeal.

  

Employment Security Department

Website: esd.wa.gov/unemployment
To apply for unemployment benefits, visit Employment Security's Unemployment Benefits webpage, follow the steps to make sure you are eligible, and apply online.

  

Legal Representation

Free or low-cost legal services may be available to workers. You may contact:

  

Commissioner's Review Office

Website: esd.wa.gov/unemployment/commissioners-review-office
If you disagree with a decision made by the Office of Administrative Hearings judge, you have the right to file an appeal with the Commissioner’s Review Office.

Please consult the decision you are appealing for information about how and where to file a timely appeal.

  

Department of Labor and Industries

Website: lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns
If you are injured at work or develop an occupational disease, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits administered by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

Website: lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/LeaveBenefits/VacaySick/PaidSickLeave.asp
The Department of Labor and Industries also handles paid sick leave.  More information can be found on their resource centers for Employees and Employers.

  

Office of the Ombuds for Injured Workers of Self-Insured Employers

Website: ombudsman.selfinsured.wa.gov
The Office of the Ombuds for Injured Workers of Self-Insured Employers advocates for the rights of injured workers of self-insured employers.

  

If you feel you’ve been discriminated against by your employer for any of the reasons listed above or because you applied for or took Paid Family and Medical Leave, you may file a complaint with:

 
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Seattle Office
800-669-4000 (toll-free)
and/or
The Washington State Human Rights Commission
800-233-3247 (toll-free)