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Help your state legislators understand why paid sick and safe days matter

UPDATED – 01/20/2012, 4:32 PM Washington lawmakers are studying two Paid Sick and Safe Days bills during this legislative session (House Bill 2508 and Senate Bill 6229) – and they need to hear from you! Please contact your legislators now … Continue reading

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Seattle Mayor Signs Landmark Paid Sick Days Legislation

From the Seattle Coalition for a Healthy Workforce: Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn signed landmark city legislation into law today, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of people working in Seattle will be able to earn paid sick days on the job. … Continue reading

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Sandwich Generation in a Pickle?

Cross-posted from MomsRising.org (re-posted from Working Mother Magazine): While all working women would benefit from access to paid sick leave, the latest data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that 44 million workers in the U.S. did … Continue reading

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