In just four days, the Family Care Act enforcement bills now under consideration in Olympia must pass out of the House or Senate. We need your help to make it happen. Since 2002, Washington’s Family Care Act (FCA) has helped ensure workers can use the paid time off they’ve earned to care for a sickContinue reading “Crucial deadline ahead for Family Care Act enforcement bills — please call your legislators today!”
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Your help needed to pass Family Care Act enforcement bill
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”
Minimum paid sick days law in San Francisco: Better for business, healthier for workers
A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) examines the effects of San Francisco’s paid sick days law and finds positive benefits of the policy for employers and employees alike. Passed in 2007, the law covers 17% of San Francisco workforce, or about 59,000 workers. It allows any part- or full-time employeeContinue reading “Minimum paid sick days law in San Francisco: Better for business, healthier for workers”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 