AGO Opinion Topics: WHEN LEAVE MAY BE TAKEN

(1) The phrase "contract of employment" as used in subsection 15 of RCW 28.58.100 must be construed to include all contracts of employment whether written or oral in respect to the employment of noncertificated employees. (2) A full-time noncertificated employee under contract for a full year is entitled to ten days' sick leave at the beginning of the year, subject to rules and regulations of the board as to the manner of proof of illness or injury.