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!”
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Success of California paid family leave is a model for Washington state
California’s Paid Family Leave program – the first of only two state programs in the country that offer paid leave to workers when they take time off to care for a new child or sick family member – has received high marks from employers and employees alike. In a first-of-its kind study released this week,Continue reading “Success of California paid family leave is a model for Washington state”
Paid family leave: U.S. families falling (way) behind the rest of the world
The social (and economic!) value of paid family leave benefits is undeniable. Research indicates more bonding time lowers rates of infant mortality, improves infant health, and has a strong positive correlation to improved access to medical services. And when workers have time to recover from a serious illness or care for an ailing parent, theyContinue reading “Paid family leave: U.S. families falling (way) behind the rest of the world”
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