Aaron Keating

Tune in now to watch the House committee hearings on paid sick days and paid family leave bills in Olympia!

Live – House Labor and Workforce Development Committee: House Bill 1457 (Family and medical leave insurance) and House Bill 1313 (paid sick days):

Massachusetts mom finds out that even unpaid leave can cost you your job

Or as the Slate.com DoubleX blog puts it: Yes, You Can Get Fired After Taking Maternity Leave: The confusing state of family-leave policies. Sandy Stephens got pregnant when she was working in housekeeping for a company known as Global NAPs Inc. in Massachusetts. Her supervisor at the small telecommunications firm had told her that sheContinue reading “Massachusetts mom finds out that even unpaid leave can cost you your job”

A Rising Tide: How your neighbor’s paid sick days protect your quality of life — and economic opportunity for all

While “I’ve got mine” is an easy attitude to cop, there’s evidence that getting ahead alone isn’t as beneficial to you as making sure others can do the same. The national discussion over a minimum paid sick days work standard offers insight into why that is the case. First, consider this question posed by ScopeContinue reading “A Rising Tide: How your neighbor’s paid sick days protect your quality of life — and economic opportunity for all”