From McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON — Twenty years after the Family and Medical Leave Act became law, 4 in 10 workers aren’t eligible to take temporary, unpaid leave to recover from serious illnesses or to care for new children or sick relatives. Some who are covered under the law – about 5 percent – say theyContinue reading “Advocates work to expand 20-year-old Family and Medical Leave Act”
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Fight flu, give restaurant workers paid sick leave
From CNN Opinion, by Saru Jayaraman Like millions of Americans this winter, my toddler has the flu. The good news is that, unlike most of our nation’s restaurant workers, my baby doesn’t have to go to work sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting widespread flu in 47 states. During the 2009 swineContinue reading “Fight flu, give restaurant workers paid sick leave”
Dueling bills introduced on paid family leave law
By Rachel La Corte, AP OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Six years ago, Washington state lawmakers approved a program giving parents five weeks of paid time off to be with a new child. But the question of how to pay for the program was never answered, and now some lawmakers are looking to remove it fromContinue reading “Dueling bills introduced on paid family leave law”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 