San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener on Wednesday announced legislation that would make San Francisco the first city in the country to require companies to provide fully paid parental leave to employees. While state law allows employees to get up to 55 percent of their wages for six weeks through disability payments, an ordinance Wiener plansContinue reading “San Francisco Supervisor Calls For Fully Paid Parental Leave”
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Congratulations on paid sick and safe leave, Spokane!
On January 11, 2016, the Spokane City Council passed an ordinance assuring most people working in the city the right to earn paid sick and safe leave starting next year. The Council voted 6 to 1 for the ordinance. At the start of Monday evening’s 5 ½ hour long council meeting, the policy on theContinue reading “Congratulations on paid sick and safe leave, Spokane!”
It’s Time to Get Real About Work/Life Balance. It’s 2016.
When we talk about flexible work, what image comes to mind? It’s that same dang woman with the 1980s shoulder pads and grocery cart, right? Yet let’s get real: Ellen Galinsky, head of The Families and Work Institute, told me that their research shows that men actually work more flexible schedules than women do. MenContinue reading “It’s Time to Get Real About Work/Life Balance. It’s 2016.”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 