{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-41.40.175","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 41.40.175","heading":"Service credit for paid leave of absence—Application to elected officials of labor organizations.","body":"(1) A member who is on a paid leave of absence authorized by a member's employer shall continue to receive service credit as provided under the provisions of RCW 41.40.145 through 41.40.363.\n(2) A member who receives compensation from an employer while on an authorized leave of absence to serve as an elected official of a labor organization, and whose employer is reimbursed by the labor organization for the compensation paid to the member during the period of absence, may also be considered to be on a paid leave of absence. This subsection shall only apply if the member's leave of absence is authorized by a collective bargaining agreement that provides that the member retains seniority rights with the employer during the period of leave. The compensation earnable reported for a member who establishes service credit under this subsection may not be greater than the salary paid to the highest paid job class covered by the collective bargaining agreement.","path":["Title 41","Chapter 41.40"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=41.40.175","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:43:46Z","sha256":"e4a83a65fce41407adf1a43770cbda8b8d66e11ed2677494d674bb830be15b9a","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-41.40.170","next":"us-wa/rcw-41.40.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}