Alex Stone

Update: Valuing families during the recession

As previously posted on Washington Policy Watch, “The Washington State Family Leave Coalition has joined the Multi-State Working Families Consortium and dozens of organizations from around the country in calling on Congress and the Obama administration to insure that economic stimulus and recovery packages help build up America’s working families.” Here is an updated listContinue reading “Update: Valuing families during the recession”

Valuing families during the economic recovery

The Washington State Family Leave Coalition has joined the Multi-State Working Families Consortium and dozens of organizations from around the country in calling on Congress and the Obama administration to insure that economic stimulus and recovery packages help build up America’s working families. Here are some of the recommendations:

Job Growth Strong with Paid Sick Days

Job growth has been strong in San Francisco compared with other Bay Area counties following implementation of a new paid sick days standard in San Francisco on February 5, 2007, according to data from the California Employment Development Department. Despite an economic slowdown affecting employment in all counties in the Bay Area in 2007,2 SanContinue reading “Job Growth Strong with Paid Sick Days”