Guest Column: Turner supports WA’s new paid leave program – Chinook Observer
I can’t always do as much as I’d like to for my employees. When they need time off to care for loved ones, I do my best to provide them with that time, but often we simply can’t afford to pay them during their leave.
Legislative session to see big push for paid family leave in Minnesota – MinnPost
The governor-elect has made paid leave a top priority for his first year in office, while a newly empowered DFL majority in the House is sympathetic to the issue. Even the GOP chair of a Senate committee reconstituted to take on family issues says she wants to look into the issue.
Asheville service industry workers plan to organize, ‘achieve a little more dignity’ – Asheville Citizen Times
Paid time off may sound like a luxury, but it’s also a public health issue: More than 90 percent of food-borne Norovirus contamination occurs during food preparation.
How Much Does It Actually Cost to Give Birth? – The Cut
Opinion: Sick leave – Gutting new law disrespects voters – Traverse City Eagle
Anyone who says they believe in family should be willing to support the ability of a mother to stay home with a sick child. In fact, we have those policies in place with our staff in the Legislature.
Five Years Since It Was First Introduced, It’s Time to Renew the New Family Leave Act – Slate
It is time to renew the promise of the FAMILY Act. The new Democratic leaders in the House will almost surely renew the bill and pass it in the House, while Republicans in the Senate should prove once and for all whether they are actually the party of family values.
Workers start paying for Washington’s new paid-leave law next month. Here’s how it works. – Seattle Times
“You kind of feel like you’re behind, and it’s just nice to feel like we’re catching up,” [Sammamish worker Maia] Knox said of the new benefit.
Student workers can earn paid sick leave, effective February 2019 – The Daily Princetonian
For Krystal Delnoce, ‘21, who said she is first-generation low-income (FLI) student who works at Dillon Gymnasium as a children’s swim instructor and at Murray-Dodge cafe, the rule may come in handy. She said that she has previously found it difficult to take time off from her jobs when she was ill.
This Study On Gender Equality At Work Vs. Home Shows How Many People Still Buy Into Stereotypes – Bustle
Guest column: Now is time to boost paid family leave, and these Louisiana representatives can help – The Advocate
Both political parties recognize that adopting a national policy is good for business, families, state government, and the overall economy and country. The only question is how we will get it done.
