A few corrections and clarifications to the January 28th op-ed in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Carl Gipson of the Washington Policy Center: 1) “The committee failed to find a funding mechanism, even though benefits kick in Oct. 1, 2009.” The Joint Legislative Task Force on Family Leave recommended using the state general fund for start-up [...]
Takedown: Demolishing arguments against family leave
January 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
New Jersey Star columnist Thurman Hart takes good aim at specious arguments used by some opponents of family leave in his state, and he challenges those who disagree with him to back up their own points with facts instead of ideological opinions. With family leave insurance now the law in Washington, all families can look [...]
Connecting the dots – economic growth and quality child care
January 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Amber Campbell’s recent column in the Beacon Hill News & South District Journal is a case study of how a lack of affordable quality child care is hobbling Washington’s current and future economic growth: Heidi Baxter – first-time mom, Valley resident and career lawyer – said the search [for childcare] “was such a nightmare” that [...]
New Jersey legislature to vote on paid family leave
January 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
From the New Jersey Star-Ledger: Lawmakers will put…[a] paid family leave bill back on the table tomorrow, when a Trenton hearing considers whether to expand New Jersey’s temporary disability insurance program to pay six weeks of publicly funded wages to workers who take time off from their jobs to care for families. One of the [...]
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