By Janice D’Arcy || USA Today Recently a group of about two dozen care-giving advocates, many of them children’s advocates too, gathered in a conference overlooking K Street to brainstorm about how to make care policies more prominent in the presidential campaign. There was a universal agreement from the group that the attention to family-friendlyContinue reading “Calling on the candidates to debate real family issues”
Category Archives: Paid Sick Days
Paid sick leave ordinance means a healthy future for Seattle workers
With school having just started and fall weather and flu season around the corner, juggling work and family responsibilities will get a little more challenging. There is a bright spot, though: On Sept. 1, a new city ordinance took effect that ensures most workers in Seattle will be able to earn paid sick and safe day
NYT: Working While Sick
From the New York Times: More than 40 million American workers get no paid sick leave. They have to work when ill or take unpaid sick days, which can lead to financial hardship, or, worse, dismissal. The best way to address this workplace and public health problem is with a national law requiring businesses toContinue reading “NYT: Working While Sick”
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