Tomorrow, the WA Work and Family Coalition will kick off a year-long campaign for expanding Family and Medical Leave Insurance in Washington state – and we need your support! Currently, Washington’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI) program is slated to begin providing benefits to parents of newborn and newly adopted children in 2015 –Continue reading “The WA campaign for Family and Medical Leave Insurance starts tomorrow!”
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New name, same values – and more progress for WA families!
The Washington Family Leave Coalition has made some changes – including our name! We’re now the Washington Work and Family Coalition. The new name reflects our more ambitious goals for healthy families and responsible businesses, include both expanding family medical leave insurance to include care for seriously ill family members and the worker’s own serious health condition asContinue reading “New name, same values – and more progress for WA families!”
Lessons from Winning Paid Sick Days in Seattle
Via Washington Policy Watch: In September 2011, the City of Seattle adopted minimum standards for paid sick and safe leave, covering most people employed inside the city limits. Beginning in September 2012, an estimated 150,000 people will newly have the right to earn time off with pay to attend to their own health needs, careContinue reading “Lessons from Winning Paid Sick Days in Seattle”
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