From Washington News Service: Washington, DC – Many working families are victims of a corporate culture and public policies that were forged in the middle of the last century, when Dads went to work and Moms cared for the kids at home, according to the National Association of Mothers’ Centers. “Bring us into the 21stContinue reading “Moms to U.S. Senate: “We’re Trapped in the Last Century””
Category Archives: Paid Family Leave
Washington families could be first in line for benefits from the FIRST Act
The FIRST Act (Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions) authorizes $1.5 billion in grant funding to states to seed new programs or to bolster existing paid leave programs. States without an existing program would receive a start-up grant to develop and implement a program for up to a three-year period, along with a grantContinue reading “Washington families could be first in line for benefits from the FIRST Act”
National Family Leave Insurance Act introduced in Congress
The Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 would provide 12 weeks of paid benefits to workers who need time off to care for a new child, ill family member, service member returning from combat, or their own illness. The program covers all employees who have paid into the fund and worked for their current employerContinue reading “National Family Leave Insurance Act introduced in Congress”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 