Most workers have only limited paid leave (and many, none at all) to deal with family health needs. A bout of the flu, a car accident, or cancer diagnosis can nosedive a family into economic crisis. Two new bills in Olympia can change all that. By ensuring working moms and dads can take time awayContinue reading “Paid family leave and paid sick days bills introduced!”
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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”
10 years and counting: Paid family leave helping California families stay strong and secure
A new report finds paid family leave has wide-ranging benefits for California families, workers, and businesses: family well-being and economic security, economic opportunity, and better business practices.
Washington Work and Family Coalition 