The Washington Work and Family Coalition stands in strong opposition to SB 5159 repealing family and medical leave insurance and SB 5726 and SB 5728 restricting local governments in adopting standards for paid sick and safe leave. Proposed amendments to these bills do not alter our opposition. Instead, the amendments give the illusion of supportingContinue reading “Rolling back paid leave protections is the wrong direction for our economy”
Category Archives: Paid Family Leave
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”
Paid family leave good for kids, parents and employers
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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