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Require paid sick leave for all of N.J.: Editorial

A recent editorial from New Jersey’s Star Ledger challenges the state’s political, business and community leaders to stand in support of workers’ most basic rights and pass paid sick leave for all. Washington’s leaders should do the same. From the folks who brought us voter suppression laws and “stand your ground,” there’s a new movementContinue reading “Require paid sick leave for all of N.J.: Editorial”

D.C. Corporate Front Group Tries to Speak for Seattle – and Fails Miserably

This week, The Seattle Times ran an op-ed by Michael Saltsman of the Employment Policies Institute (EPI), an industry-funded ‘research’ organization, claiming Seattle’s Paid Sick Days law is negatively impacting local businesses and driving up costs. Here’s the funny thing about EPI’s report: it’s basically an opinion survey of a very small sample. EPI surveyedContinue reading “D.C. Corporate Front Group Tries to Speak for Seattle – and Fails Miserably”