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The Washington State Senate Commerce and Labor Committee heard three bills on the issue of paid sick leave yesterday. One of the bills, Senate bill 5594 sponsored by Sen. Nick Harper, would ensure all workers in Washington state could earn paid sick and safe leave at work. Currently, only workers in Seattle are guaranteed the […]
Seattle City Council member Nick Licata – prime sponsor of Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Days ordinance – was recently named The Nation Magazine’s “Most Valuable Local Official” on the Progressive Honor Roll of 2012. The Nation cites his progressive credentials, including his sponsorship of Seattle paid sick days ordinance, as a reason for the […]
Efforts to ensure paid sick leave as a basic workplace right have been gaining steam across the country (did you hear the Seattle City Council passed a paid sick days ordinance?), and a flood of recent reports have highlighted the social and economic benefits of paid sick leave. A cost-benefit analysis by the Institute for […]
Friday (10/21/11) at 6:30 AM PST, the Center for American Progress and the National Partnership for Women & Families are hosting a discussion on the growing momentum for paid sick days laws. Paid, job-protected sick days provide a critical workplace standard that promotes the economic security of U.S. workers and their families and safeguards the […]
