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Video: Why Seattle Works Well

The Seattle Office for Civil Rights, which is administering the Paid Sick and Safe Days ordinance, recently produced this video to explain the benefit of paid sick days to employers and employees.

Why Paid Leave Could Pass in Obama’s Second Term: Americans Want It

From The Atlantic: It’s widely known that the U.S. is way out of step with the rest of the world in not having paid maternity leave. We are now one of only three nations—rich and poor – that don’t guarantee job-protected time off with some amount of income after the birth of a child. It’sContinue reading “Why Paid Leave Could Pass in Obama’s Second Term: Americans Want It”

Paid sick leave a wise investment

An op-ed form the Baltimore Sun: Having shown national leadership on marriage equality and fair treatment of immigrant children, Maryland has the opportunity to turn its attention to the plight of workers who have no access to paid sick days. The ability to earn paid sick days allows workers to avoid the choice of goingContinue reading “Paid sick leave a wise investment”