Most workers have only limited paid leave (and many, none at all) to deal with family health needs. A bout of the flu, a car accident, or cancer diagnosis can nosedive a family into economic crisis.
Two new bills in Olympia can change all that. By ensuring working moms and dads can take time away from work to care for themselves and their families without losing pay or their job:
- Implementing Family and Medical Leave Insurance (Senate Bill 5292) allows parents to take time away from work to welcome a new baby, and workers time to recover from their own serious health conditions or care for a seriously ill family member. Sponsored by Sen. Karen Keiser.
- Paid Sick Days (House Bill 1313) ensures all workers can take time off for preventative care or a short illness (like the flu) without losing pay or their job. Sponsored by Rep. Lauri Jinkins.
Click your legislator’s name to send them an email to say thanks:
Who’s supporting the Family and Medical Leave bill in the state Senate?
Senators Keiser, Conway, Murray, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Hasegawa, Harper, Nelson, Hatfield, Kline.
Who’s supporting the Paid Sick Days bill in the state House?
Representatives Jinkins, Farrell, Morrell, Green, Dunshee, Lytton, Sawyer, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Riccelli, Moeller, Appleton, Reykdal, Roberts, Ryu, Pollet, Moscoso.
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Urge your legislators to support bills that support healthy families and a healthy economy, and oppose bills that undermine families and our future. They need to hear from you!
Washington Work and Family Coalition 