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Update on the Work/Family agenda: The special session and beyond
Gov. Gregoire signing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance bill in 2007 Family and Medical Leave Insurance – In the last days of the regular session, the Senate passed SB 5903, which would repeal...
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Paid Sick Days Opponents Continue to Hide Behind Preemption
By Vicki Shabo, from the National Partnership for Women and Families: Orange County, Flordia Commission meeting on 9-11-12 (Joe Ruble) Last month, I wrote about a disturbing trend: States are passing...
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What I’d really like for Mother’s Day this year
By Marilyn Watkins, from Washington Policy Watch: Marilyn and her mother I’ve been a mom for 28 years now – and a daughter for a lot longer. At this point, I’d rather have time with my sons for...
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Tell legislators: Don’t roll back paid leave protections!
During the regular session, the Senate passed two bills that would repeal family and medical leave insurance and roll back paid sick leave protections. Conservative members of the House and Senate have...
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Want to be a part of Paid Sick Days for Tacoma?
From Healthy Tacoma: No one should have to work sick, or choose between staying home with a sick child and losing pay. Yet 2 in 5 workers in Tacoma have no paid sick leave, including thousands who work...
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WA Work and Family Coalition blocked efforts by conservatives to gut...
After two special legislative sessions this year, it’s safe to say that many of us are glad it’s finally over! The actions of the legislature were driven by the need to pass the state’s operating...
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20 Years After FMLA, We Can Do Better for Working Families
Evelin with her husband and kids Until 1993, most American workers were on their own when they welcomed a new baby or faced a personal or family health crisis. But on August 5, 1993 – 20 years ago...
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D.C. Corporate Front Group Tries to Speak for Seattle – and Fails Miserably
Michael Saltsman via The Seattle Times This week, The Seattle Times ran an op-ed by Michael Saltsman of the Employment Policies Institute (EPI), an industry-funded ‘research’ organization, claiming...
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The GOP wants you to go to work sick
Via The Guardian Republicans across the country are fighting against working families by preempting local governments from passing paid sick days laws. In Florida, where 80 percent of residents support...
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One year after Seattle’s Paid Sick Days law, business formation and job...
From the left, Makini Howell, Jody Hall and Joe Fugere celebrating one year of paid sick days in Seattle. One year after Seattle’s paid sick days law took effect, local businesses owners joined the...
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Washington State Work and Family Agenda
A new baby, a bout of flu, or a cancer diagnosis too often leads to a family crisis. Forcing workers to choose between their job and their health, or that of a loved one, is bad for our communities and...
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Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Enhanced Paid Sick Days in DC
Claudia Williams is a Research Analyst at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, specializing in paid sick days and the status of women in the states. IWPR is a partner organization of the...
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U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Rallies Local Support for Women’s...
U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene and Adam Smith joined hundreds of workers and parents for a forum on Pelosi’s economic plan: When Women Succeed,...
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Watch: Businesswoman Makini Howell on strengthening women’s economic security
Makini Howell, a local business owner and supporter of the Washington Work and Family Coalition, joined us for our recent forum on women’s economic security with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi....
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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....
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Why We Need the FAMILY Act
Jason’s twin children were born at 28 weeks — and as a result, spent 69 days in neonatal intensive care. Thanks to New Jersey’s paid family leave law, Jason and his wife Christie were able to take...
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A Seattle Mom’s Story: Why We All Need Paid Sick Days
One evening in 2010, Monica’s baby had a seizure. After a frantic call to 911, a terrifying rush to the hospital, and a night spent by her son’s side, Monica had to get to her 7 am shift at a local...
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Action Alert: We all need paid sick days
One evening in 2010, Monica’s baby had a seizure. After a frantic call to 911, a terrifying rush to the hospital, and a night spent by her son’s side, Monica had to get to her 7 am shift at a local...
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Washington, California and Nebraska push for paid sick leave laws
Fact sheet: Paid sick and safe days Across the country, cities and states are working to ensure that every working family has access to paid sick days. In Washington, we’re working with small...
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Is the flu making your lunch today?
Makini Howell is a small business owner who runs three restaurants and a commercial kitchen in Seattle, a food truck, and her family’s restaurant in Tacoma. Makini’s business has grown from a small...
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