Two bills to improve economic security for Washington’s working families are off to a strong start in the 2015 legislature: 1. Paid Sick Days, to ensure everyone working in Washington can earn paid sick days on the job (HB 1356/SB 5306) 2. Family and Medical Leave Insurance funding and expansion which will (finally!) make paid familyContinue reading “Show WA legislators you support Paid Sick Days and Paid Family Leave!”
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Evelin’s story about the importance of Family and Medical Leave Insurance
Evelin testified in front of the Senate Labor Committee about why Family and Medical Leave Insurance is so important: My dad has been sick since October. My sister and I kept urging him to go to the doctor, but he didn’t want to miss work and pay a lot of doctor’s bills. It finally gotContinue reading “Evelin’s story about the importance of Family and Medical Leave Insurance”
Urgent! Tell WA state senators to improve – not repeal – paid family leave
This is no “Chicken Little” or “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” situation: Washington families, and families-to-be, need your help today. What’s going on? In 2007, we came together to pass a paid family leave law so that parents could spend 5 weeks at home after the birth or arrival of a new child. In theContinue reading “Urgent! Tell WA state senators to improve – not repeal – paid family leave”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 