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Paid sick leave ordinance means a healthy future for Seattle workers

With school having just started and fall weather and flu season around the corner, juggling work and family responsibilities will get a little more challenging. There is a bright spot, though: On Sept. 1, a new city ordinance took effect that ensures most workers in Seattle will be able to earn paid sick and safe day

Where do your legislative candidates stand on Family and Medical Leave Insurance?

Every day, thousands of working people in Washington are welcoming a new child, fighting cancer or other serious illnesses, or caring for an aging parent. But most face an impossible choice: return to work, sacrificing family health and well-being – or give up economic security. Washington’s legislature approved the beginnings of FMLI in 2007, butContinue reading “Where do your legislative candidates stand on Family and Medical Leave Insurance?”

Know Your Rights: Seattle’s Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law

Via Seattle Healthy Workforce: Most people who work in Seattle have the right to earn paid sick days. Seattle’s City Council adopted paid sick days at the urging of the Seattle Coalition for a Healthy Workforce to promote the health of Seattle’s workers, children, families, and businesses. Here are the basics: Starting September 1, 2012,Continue reading “Know Your Rights: Seattle’s Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law”