Photos from the House Labor and Workforce Development Committee hearing on February 5th, which brought hundreds of people down to Olympia to show their support for Paid Sick Days and Family and Medical Leave Insurance. For more pictures, visit our Facebook page (and don’t forget to “Like” us)!
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Paid family leave and paid sick days bills introduced!
Most workers have only limited paid leave (and many, none at all) to deal with family health needs. A bout of the flu, a car accident, or cancer diagnosis can nosedive a family into economic crisis. Two new bills in Olympia can change all that. By ensuring working moms and dads can take time awayContinue reading “Paid family leave and paid sick days bills introduced!”
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”
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