SEATTLE — The Evergreen State has room for improvement when it comes to protecting working families, according to a new report. The National Partnership for Women and Families gave Washington a “B-minus” grade in a recent study assessing states’ workplace policies to protect expectant and new parents – including paid family leave and workplace accommodationsContinue reading “Study: ‘B-minus’ for WA workplace laws concerning expectant and new parents”
Category Archives: Family and Medical Leave Act
Paid family and medical leave: A cornerstone of equity and opportunity for workers and families
Establishing universal paid family and medical leave in the United States is critical to restoring economic security for working families and overcoming the entrenched inequities of race, gender, and class that undermine our economy and squash opportunity for far too many. Scientific evidence overwhelmingly confirms the importance of paid parental leave to the health andContinue reading “Paid family and medical leave: A cornerstone of equity and opportunity for workers and families”
This Is What Parental Leave Really Looks Like In America
America is facing a national crisis. It is the only developed country in the world that doesn’t offer paid time off to new parents — and moms and dads are struggling. The current national policy, the Family and Medical Leave Act, only offers parents 12 weeks of leave — but that’s unpaid, if the parentsContinue reading “This Is What Parental Leave Really Looks Like In America”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 