Paid Family Leave in the news

Can the Family Medical Leave Act Be Saved? | Seattle Weekly | 04/26/2013

Family medical leave law deserves wide support | The Olympian | 02/28/2013

Democrats want to fund leave for new parents | Tacoma News Tribune | 02/28/2013

Paid family leave good for kids, parents and employers | Walla Walla Union-Bulletin | 02/27/2013

Boosting the middle class | Everett Herald | 02/24/2013

Paid family medical leave under scrutiny | North County Outlook | 02/12/2013

Opinion: Family and Medical Leave plan good for small business | The Columbian | 02/10/2013

Senate bill would repeal unfunded family medical leave insurance | Bainbridge Review | 02/07/2013

State House weighs family leave expansion | AP | 02/06/2013

Washington House committee considers paid family leave bill | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | 02/06/2013

State House weighs family leave | Bellingham Herald | 02/05/2013

Family leave debate continues in Olympia | Seattle Times | 02/05/2013

Washington Lawmakers Consider Expanding Paid Time Off For Families | NW News Network | 02/05/2013

House panel mulls paid family leave expansion | The Columbian | 02/05/2013

WA Lawmakers Debate Paid Sick Time, Family Leave | Public News Service | 02/05/13

Washington Lawmakers Consider Expanding Paid Time Off For Families | Oregon Public Broadcasting | 02/05/13

House committee considers paid family leave bill | AP/The Olympian | 02/05/13

Advocates work to expand 20-year-old Family and Medical Leave Act | McClatchy Newspapers | 02/05/2013

Family leave provokes fight in state Senate | Crosscut | 01/29/13

Before it’s begun, Family and Medical Leave Act could get axed | KIRO News | 01/28/2013

Washington Family & Medical Leave Program: Expand it or Repeal It? | KBKW | 01/28/2013

Legislators debate paid benefit for Family & Medical Leave Act | Q13 FOX | 01/28/13

Washington Family & Medical Leave Program: Expand it or Repeal it? | KBKW | 01/28/13

Dueling bills introduced on paid family leave law | Businessweek | 01/24/13

Unfunded WA paid family leave law under fire | AP | 01/24/13

Kent’s Keiser proposes expanding state Family Medical Leave Insurance | Kent Reporter | 01/24/13

Paid family leave law: Washington lawmakers introduce dueling bills | OregonLive | 01/24/13

Will state’s Family Leave Act get axed? | seattlepi.com | 01/23/13

Paid Sick Days in the News

Sick leave testimony raises Olympia stakes | Crosscut | 02/06/2013

Bill would guarantee paid sick leave for most employees in the state | Tacoma News Tribune | 2/4/2013