Have you ever had to think about a family and medical leave program? Did you ever look into the federal program to see if you would qualify? I didn’t think about family and medical leave insurance until I was faced with needing to take time off for an extended amount of time for the birthContinue reading “Do you have a family leave story? Join me in telling it to legislators”
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Urgent! Tell WA state senators to improve – not repeal – paid family leave
This is no “Chicken Little” or “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” situation: Washington families, and families-to-be, need your help today. What’s going on? In 2007, we came together to pass a paid family leave law so that parents could spend 5 weeks at home after the birth or arrival of a new child. In theContinue reading “Urgent! Tell WA state senators to improve – not repeal – paid family leave”
Why Paid Leave Could Pass in Obama’s Second Term: Americans Want It
From The Atlantic: It’s widely known that the U.S. is way out of step with the rest of the world in not having paid maternity leave. We are now one of only three nations—rich and poor – that don’t guarantee job-protected time off with some amount of income after the birth of a child. It’sContinue reading “Why Paid Leave Could Pass in Obama’s Second Term: Americans Want It”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 