SEATTLE – The issue of paid family leave is coming into the forefront in Washington again. The state is among eight recently selected for a federal grant to research the benefits of implementing a paid family and medical leave program. The $247,000 grant will allow Washington to put the paid leave program, adopted by theContinue reading “Paid Family Leave Back on Drawing Board in Washington State”
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Attitudes Shift on Paid Leave: Dads Sue, Too
WASHINGTON — For decades, women who believed their employers had punished them with lower wages and missed promotions after they had become mothers have been filing gender discrimination complaints and bringing lawsuits. Now, as men shoulder more responsibilities at home, they are increasingly taking legal action against employers that they say refuse to accommodate theirContinue reading “Attitudes Shift on Paid Leave: Dads Sue, Too”
Family, business, health advocates cheer Department of Labor award to Washington
Press release: WASHINGTON | Advocates for paid family and medical leave applauded the U.S. Department of Labor’s decision to award $247,000 to Washington state to study the economic impacts of implementing a paid family and medical leave program. “The Washington Work and Family Coalition is excited by this news and what it could mean for theContinue reading “Family, business, health advocates cheer Department of Labor award to Washington”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 