Alex Stone

FMLA poll

Have You Used the Family and Medical Leave Act?: Recently (2/10-3/11/09), the Sloan Network posted a poll on people’s use of the FMLA. | Work and Family Network

Fee on workers may pay for leave

In 2007, jubilant Democratic lawmakers $250-a-week stipends to workers who take unpaid time off to bond with a new baby. Two years later, without paying anyone a dime, paid family medical leave has stalled. Gov. Chris Gregoire halted computer work on it to save money. And no one agrees how to pay for the estimatedContinue reading “Fee on workers may pay for leave”

Economic benefits of paid sick days

Sick pay is smart economically: As academic researchers on economic development and workplace productivity, we applaud the Milwaukee’s new guarantee of paid sick days. Experience and research have shown this to be a sound economic development measure.