House Bill 866 Summary

• Expands authorized purposes for major medical leave to include mental health care, preventive care, care for family members, and attending school meetings related to a child's health condition or disability.

• Adds new authorized purposes allowing employees to use major medical leave for absences due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking to obtain medical attention, counseling, victim services, relocation assistance, or legal services.

• Defines "family member" broadly to include biological, adopted, and foster children; parents; spouses; domestic partners; grandparents; grandchildren; siblings; and persons for whom the employee provides health or safety-related care.

• Requires documentation for absences of 32 or more consecutive working hours; allows employees to provide written statements in their first language instead of notarized documentation when medical certification is unavailable.

• Allows employees to use up to six weeks of major medical leave for adoption or foster care placement and child care within one year of placement.