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Pictures from Olympia: Hearing for Paid Family & Medical Leave and Paid Sick Days

Photos from the House Labor and Workforce Development Committee hearing on February 5th, which brought hundreds of people down to Olympia to show their support for Paid Sick Days and Family and Medical Leave Insurance. For more pictures, visit our Facebook page (and don’t forget to “Like” us)!

Sick leave is essential for the workforce

By Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, from Politico Use a tissue when you sneeze. Cover your mouth when you cough. Wash your hands often when you are sick. As children, we are taught a set of basic common courtesies to prevent the spread of disease — and as the national flu epidemic worsens, health experts andContinue reading “Sick leave is essential for the workforce”

Two decades on, small businesses strongly support Family and Medical Leave Act

Two decades since the Family Medical Leave Act became the law of the land, scientific opinion polling released Tuesday shows small business owners strongly support the law, which allows eligible employees of covered employers a limited amount of unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. The law went into effect on Feb. 5,Continue reading “Two decades on, small businesses strongly support Family and Medical Leave Act”