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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Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Enhanced Paid Sick Days in DC
On September 17, DC city councilmembers introduced the “Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013,” a proposal that would take the current DC paid sick days (PSD) law a step further in providing safeguards to workers in the District. While DC was among the first to pass citywide PSD legislation in 2008, theContinue reading “Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Enhanced Paid Sick Days in DC”
81 Percent of New Moms Don’t Even Qualify for the FMLA
The United States has many accomplishments to be proud of – our inability to provide job-protected leave for new moms is not one of them. Twenty years ago, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed by President Clinton – giving new moms their first right to job-protected, but unpaid, leave for the birth orContinue reading “81 Percent of New Moms Don’t Even Qualify for the FMLA”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 