BREAKING NEWS: The Los Angeles City Council has voted to ensure LA workers not only have 6 paid sick days — but also (this part is great!) the right to use that paid sick time to care for family *whether related by blood or affinity*. This is the very first law to use this “goldContinue reading “In a Historic Move, L.A. City Council Votes in Paid Sick Days Expansion”
Category Archives: Paid Sick Days
The Department of Labor’s proposed paid leave rule could set a new standard for inclusion
Last Labor Day, the movement to ensure that everyone has the ability to take paid sick leave scored a major victory when President Obama signed an executive order to provide employees of federal contractors with paid time for personal or family health needs. Now, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is poised to set anotherContinue reading “The Department of Labor’s proposed paid leave rule could set a new standard for inclusion”
Workplace Flexibility Matters For Men, Women And Your Bottom Line
[Via Forbes.com] For many years, when we talked about “workplace flexibility” or “flex time,” most people really only thought it applied to working mothers. But workplace flexibility has always been something fathers value, too. And the conversation about flexible work is becoming more and more gender-inclusive. A flexible workplace has always been important to me: earlyContinue reading “Workplace Flexibility Matters For Men, Women And Your Bottom Line”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 