Family and Medical Leave Insurance – In the last days of the regular session, the Senate passed SB 5903, which would repeal family and medical leave insurance if it is not funded by 2015. The bill would set up a taskforce to make recommendations for funding – but we don’t need another taskforce – weContinue reading “Update on the Work/Family agenda: The special session and beyond”
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Conservatives in Washington Senate take another swipe at working families
Repealing family and medical leave insurance would be a step back for all Washingtonian’s – and will not relieve any of the budget we are facing this biennium.
Family medical leave law deserves wide support
Editorial from The Olympian: In response to the looting and chaos that erupted in Baghdad following the American invasion of Iraq, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said, “Democracy is messy.” To some, it was a callous remark, but not entirely an inaccurate description of how a representative democracy actually governs. State lawmakers frequently proposeContinue reading “Family medical leave law deserves wide support”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 