We all get sick. But not everyone can stay home when they are contagious. In cities and states without paid sick days standards, 2 of every 5 workers don’t earn a single day of paid sick leave, including many on the front lines of public health and food safety – in restaurants, retail stores, and even health care. EOI is working to pass minimum paid sick days standards so no one has to choose between their job and their health.
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Washington State Work & Family Agenda
Equal Pay Opportunity Act Women hold nearly half of all jobs and earn the majority of college degrees, yet the typical woman working full time in Washington earns 80¢ to a man’s $1. On average, Washington women working…
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Testimony by Marilyn Watkins on HB 1356 (paid sick/safe leave), HB 1355 ($12/hr minimum wage), HB 1354 (employee anti-retaliation)
Testimony of Marilyn Watkins before the Washington State House Commerce & Labor Commit…
Marilyn Watkins: Testimony on House Bill 1356, Paid Sick and Safe Leave
Testimony on HB 1356, Establishing minimum standards for sick and safe leave from employme…
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Paid sick and safe leave legislative update: February 25, 2015
Everyone occasionally needs to take a few days off – to recover from the flu, tend to a si…
A big vote for Washington’s working families on paid sick days, minimum wage coming up
This past week, I heard Lilia, a working mom, testify to legislators in Olympia that even…
