From the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Our state Legislature is considering how to fund the Family Leave Act of 2007. Opponents of the law, citing costs, are attempting to repeal it. Their concerns are understandable, but misplaced. Family leave puts family first — where it belongs. And it does so by compensating our businesses’ greatest asset:Continue reading “Paid family leave good for kids, parents and employers”
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Boosting the middle class
From an editorial from the Everett Herald: To gauge the prudence and efficacy of public policy, the essential question is, “qui bono?” (Who benefits?) The question isn’t nuanced. Dress it up, spin it, recast a bill’s snooze-inducing language through a lobbyist’s lens. Facts are simply that. The selling point for Family and Medical Leave InsuranceContinue reading “Boosting the middle class”
A viable funding structure for Family and Medical Leave
A Letter to the Editor of the Seattle Times, by Sen. Karen Keiser I was disappointed to read The Seattle Times editorial advocating for the repeal of our state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance law [“State should repeal family-leave law,” Opinion, Feb. 12]. It’s unwise to force new parents to choose between returning to workContinue reading “A viable funding structure for Family and Medical Leave”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 