Aaron Keating

Family and medical leave insurance bill introduced in Washington Senate

The Washington State Senate now has family and medical leave legislation of its own to consider in the upcoming legislative session. The bill is similar – but not identical – to a House measure introduced earlier this week. Senate Bill 5679 is sponsored by: Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Murray, Pridemore, Kauffman, Hatfield, Franklin, McAuliffe, Kline,Continue reading “Family and medical leave insurance bill introduced in Washington Senate”

Washington Family and Medical Leave Insurance bill has new friends

Thanks in part to thousands of emails from Coalition member organizations, today family and medical leave insurance (HB 1609) has many more friends in the Washington House of Representatives than it did last Friday. When first submitted, the bill had 6 sponsors – not a bad start. And by the end of Monday, nine moreContinue reading “Washington Family and Medical Leave Insurance bill has new friends”