A Letter to the Editor of the Seattle Times, by Sen. Karen Keiser I was disappointed to read The Seattle Times editorial advocating for the repeal of our state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance law [“State should repeal family-leave law,” Opinion, Feb. 12]. It’s unwise to force new parents to choose between returning to workContinue reading “A viable funding structure for Family and Medical Leave”
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Dueling bills introduced on paid family leave law
By Rachel La Corte, AP OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Six years ago, Washington state lawmakers approved a program giving parents five weeks of paid time off to be with a new child. But the question of how to pay for the program was never answered, and now some lawmakers are looking to remove it fromContinue reading “Dueling bills introduced on paid family leave law”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 