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Family Leave and Paid Sick Days hang in the balance – contact your legislators!

Have you called or emailed your legislators yet about Family & Medical Leave and Paid Sick Days? If not, now is the time! Here’s what’s happened so far this week: Family and Medical Leave Insurance, HB 1457 had a hearing in House Finance, but was not scheduled for a vote in the last committee meetingContinue reading “Family Leave and Paid Sick Days hang in the balance – contact your legislators!”

Family medical leave law deserves wide support

Editorial from The Olympian: In response to the looting and chaos that erupted in Baghdad following the American invasion of Iraq, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said, “Democracy is messy.” To some, it was a callous remark, but not entirely an inaccurate description of how a representative democracy actually governs. State lawmakers frequently proposeContinue reading “Family medical leave law deserves wide support”

Paid family leave good for kids, parents and employers

From the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Our state Legislature is considering how to fund the Family Leave Act of 2007. Opponents of the law, citing costs, are attempting to repeal it. Their concerns are understandable, but misplaced. Family leave puts family first — where it belongs. And it does so by compensating our businesses’ greatest asset:Continue reading “Paid family leave good for kids, parents and employers”