On her first day back at work after giving birth, Tricia Olson drank copious amounts of coffee, stuffed tissues in her pocket, and tried not to cry. After all, her son Gus was just 3 weeks old. Olson, 32, works for a small towing company and U-Haul franchise in Rock Springs, Wyo., and she couldContinue reading “On Your Mark, Give Birth, Go Back To Work”
Category Archives: Family Leave Insurance
Study: ‘B-minus’ for WA workplace laws concerning expectant and new parents
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”
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”
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