Protected Leave & Accommodation Manager (WMS2/DLS)

Washington State Health Care Authority; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Washington State Health Care Authority is seeking a Protected Leave and Accommodation Manager to oversee the agency's leave, accommodation, and workers' compensation programs across about 1,800 employees. This role ensures legal compliance and provides policy guidance, strategy, and operational leadership to the Protected Leave and Accommodation Team.

Responsibilities include researching applicable legislation and trends (FMLA, PFML, ADA, WLAD, PWFA/HSA, USERRA), developing agency policies,

Responsibilities

• Research legislation, case law, and trends relating to ADA, WLAD, FMLA, PFML, USERRA, Shared Leave, PWFA/HSA, and Workers Compensation and develops and updates agency policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements and reduce agency liability.
• Develops and presents training to agency leaders in areas of assigned responsibilities to support agency

Job description

Protected Leave & Accommodation Manager (WMS2/DLS)

This recruitment is posted continuously. Application review will begin on October 6th 2026, and you are encouraged to submit your application materials as soon as possible. The hiring manager reserves the right to close the posting at any time once a selection has been made.

The Opportunity

The Protected Leave and Accommodation Manager provides expert human resource guidance and operational leadership to the Protected Leave and Accommodation Team, and is responsible for directing, managing, and maintaining the agency’s Protected Leave and Accommodations program for approximately 1,800 HCA employees throughout the state. It ensures legal compliance, strategy formulation, administration, consultation, and resolution of issues for:

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
• Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML).
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Reasonable Accommodation (RA).
• Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) related to religious accommodations.
• Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Healthy Starts Act (HSA).
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
• Other legally protected leaves.
• Shared Leave.

This position also serves as the agency’s Workers Compensation Coordinator, managing all Labor and Industries (L&I) workers’ compensation claims for the agency, and managing the Infants at the Workplace program. It provides expert interpretation and consultation to agency employees, supervisors, and executive leadership regarding relevant WACs, RCWs, and relevant articles of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), policies, and procedures, and processes that apply to reasonable accommodation and legally protected leave. The incumbent is responsible for reducing and mitigating the risks associated with protected leaves, RA, and Worker’s Compensation claims (including Return to Work) on behalf of the agency.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Research legislation, case law, and trends relating to ADA, WLAD, FMLA, PFML, USERRA, Shared Leave, PWFA/HSA, and Workers Compensation and develops and updates agency policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements and reduce agency liability.
• Develops and presents training to agency leaders in areas of assigned responsibilities to support agency