Since the late 1980’s, Washington’s Family Care Act (FCA) has helped ensure workers can use their paid sick days or other paid time off to care for a sick family member. For the most part, it’s worked well — but the FCA doesn’t give state agencies authority to stop employers from retaliating against workers whoContinue reading “Your help needed to pass Family Care Act enforcement bill”
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Success of California paid family leave is a model for Washington state
California’s Paid Family Leave program – the first of only two state programs in the country that offer paid leave to workers when they take time off to care for a new child or sick family member – has received high marks from employers and employees alike. In a first-of-its kind study released this week,Continue reading “Success of California paid family leave is a model for Washington state”
Sick Days for All Workers
Via The Retiree Advocate: New coalition aims for a healthier Seattle through paid sick days for all workers By Alex Stone It should be as fundamental a standard as the minimum wage and the 40-hour work week. Yet one million Washington workers can’t take a single paid day off from work when they – orContinue reading “Sick Days for All Workers”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 