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Does Tilt support Washington's paid sick and safe time laws?

Here's how sick and safe time works outside of Tilt

Quick answer
 The Washington Paid Sick Leave law and the Washington Family Care Act require covered employers to provide paid sick and safe time to eligible employees, and some Washington cities have enacted their own additional paid sick and safe time laws. Tilt generally does not support time taken under these laws, since they function more like PTO than a formal leave.

Who this applies to / Prerequisites

  • Employers and employees in Washington covered by the Paid Sick Leave law, the Family Care Act, or a local city sick/safe time law.

Key facts

  1. The Washington Paid Sick Leave law and the Washington Family Care Act require covered employers to provide paid sick and safe time to eligible employees.
  2. Some Washington cities have enacted their own additional paid sick and safe time laws.
  3. Programs like this typically require employers to offer 5–10 sick and/or safe days, often with accrual and carryover provisions, functioning more like PTO than a formal leave.
  4. Tilt manages disability accommodation laws and pregnancy accommodation laws at the state and federal level separately — contact your Leave Success Manager with questions about those.

What if it doesn't work

  • I'm not sure whether my absence should go through Tilt or my company's sick time system: Most employers manage this time within their existing time and attendance systems rather than through a Tilt leave process — contact your Leave Success Manager for guidance.
  • I'm not sure if my city has additional requirements: Check with your HR team or contact your Leave Success Manager.
  • If none of these apply, contact your Leave Success Manager (employees) or Customer Success Manager (HR teams).

Limits and exceptions

  • Tilt does not currently support time taken under Washington's Paid Sick Leave law, Family Care Act, or similar city-level paid sick and safe time laws.
  • The leave laws described in the related Washington articles are generally for private employers; public/state employers may have additional or different requirements.

Related questions

  • How does Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (WA PFML) work?
  • What other Washington leave laws does Tilt support?