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Washington families need your help – can you join us in Olympia?

On February 5th, the Washington state House will hold a hearing on our two bills: 1. Family and Medical Leave Insurance 2. Paid Sick Days Can you join us in Olympia on February 5th from 10AM – 12 noon to tell legislators why these are important to you? Email Gabriela at gabriela@eoionline.org The Family andContinue reading “Washington families need your help – can you join us in Olympia?”

Do you have a family leave story? Join me in telling it to legislators

Have you ever had to think about a family and medical leave program? Did you ever look into the federal program to see if you would qualify? I didn’t think about family and medical leave insurance until I was faced with needing to take time off for an extended amount of time for the birthContinue reading “Do you have a family leave story? Join me in telling it to legislators”

Family leave provokes fight in state Senate

Democrats want to expand families’ ability to take care of a child or sick relative. Republicans want to kill the state’s law. A double whammy hit Democrats Monday on the Family Medical Leave Act and on workers compensation. At least Democrats say so. At the beginning of a Monday session, the Republican chairwoman of the SenateContinue reading “Family leave provokes fight in state Senate”