H1N1 and the recession have focused public attention on the need for new policies that enable all workers to take time off to care for themselves and their families – without undermining family economic security. Here’s what’s going on in Washington state and around the country.
Category Archives: Paid Sick Days
Paid sick leave for the worker can benefit all
From the Washington Post By Petula Dvorak The coughing starts in the middle of the night. And while you are watching your child’s poor little body in footed pajamas curl up with every hacking spasm, you are doing the calculations in your head, realizing that you are absolutely hosed if you miss work the nextContinue reading “Paid sick leave for the worker can benefit all”
H1N1 exposes weak leave policies
From the Washington Post: When Great Falls resident Carolyn Cuppernull’s 10-year-old daughter came down with swine flu, she didn’t have to take time off work to stay home with her. Cuppernull is senior marketing manager of the Washington office of the law firm Akerman Senterfitt. Under the group’s former policy, she would have had toContinue reading “H1N1 exposes weak leave policies”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 