From Early Ed Watch: This is the second in a series of podcasts this summer on California’s laws for extended-time off, with a special focus on the state’s paid family leave program that enables new parents to take time off from work to bond with their babies. In this podcast, New America’s David Gray talksContinue reading “California Paid Family Leave: Babies still crying, but nary a whimper from businesses”
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NPR: Obama Budget Pushes Paid Leave Programs
When citizen delegates from Washington State converged in Washington DC to urge their representatives to take action on paid family leave and paid sick days, Selena Allen, of Tacoma (whose story we’ve profiled before), and EOI Policy Director Marilyn Watkins were interviewed by NPR reporter Jennifer Ludden: For millions of Americans, a major illness orContinue reading “NPR: Obama Budget Pushes Paid Leave Programs”
What Washington’s working moms really need for Mother’s Day: Wage equality and family friendly benefits
More Washington women are primary breadwinners, but their economic progress has stalled out This Sunday, thousands of moms will be recognized and appreciated for all they do. But when they go back to work on Monday, neither their wages nor the policies at their workplaces will fully reflect the contributions they make at work orContinue reading “What Washington’s working moms really need for Mother’s Day: Wage equality and family friendly benefits”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 