State Senate Republicans – joined by conservative Democrats Rodney Tom and Tim Sheldon – are working to repeal Washington’s landmark Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI) Act, passed in 2007 to ensure working moms and dads up to five weeks of partially paid leave to care for a newborn or newly adopted child. Over halfContinue reading “WA Senate conservatives introduce bill to repeal protections for parents, newborns”
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Video: Why Seattle Works Well
The Seattle Office for Civil Rights, which is administering the Paid Sick and Safe Days ordinance, recently produced this video to explain the benefit of paid sick days to employers and employees.
Why Paid Leave Could Pass in Obama’s Second Term: Americans Want It
From The Atlantic: It’s widely known that the U.S. is way out of step with the rest of the world in not having paid maternity leave. We are now one of only three nations—rich and poor – that don’t guarantee job-protected time off with some amount of income after the birth of a child. It’sContinue reading “Why Paid Leave Could Pass in Obama’s Second Term: Americans Want It”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 