All over the country, parents are losing jobs because of conflicting orders: public health officials instructing parents to keep kids home, and bosses threatening to fire workers who don’t come in. The cold this winter isn’t just extreme—it’s expensive. It means higher heating bills, more spending on car repairs, and more taxpayer money going toContinue reading “A Snow Day Cost This Woman Her Job at Whole Foods”
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CNN: Paid sick leave won’t hurt businesses
Most New York City businesses, big and small, will soon be required to offer paid sick leave to workers. The city is set to enact a law in April that requires businesses with at least 15 employees to offer paid sick days. Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to go even further and require it fromContinue reading “CNN: Paid sick leave won’t hurt businesses”
State House passes Washington’s first statewide paid sick days bill
HB 1313 establishes new minimum standards for 1 million Washington workers –one-third of the state’s workforce – to accrue paid sick and safe time Olympia | Today, the Washington State House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed HB 1313 – a bill establishing minimum standards for earned paid sick and safe time. The bill will protect 1Continue reading “State House passes Washington’s first statewide paid sick days bill”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 