Tag Archives: family
Aaron’s story: Luck shouldn’t determine whether you can take responsibility for your family
Via Washington Policy Watch: I’m the proud father of a 6-week old baby girl. As you can imagine, I’ve had my share of sleepless nights recently – but it’s helped me realize how lucky I am. Growing up, my dad … Continue reading
Posted in Family values, Paid sick days, Personal story
Tagged business, family, Paid sick days, paid sick leave, seattle, seattle city council
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Restaurant workers report they often have to work when ill
From the Seattle Times, October 5, 2010: A cough. A sneeze. Perhaps a bead of sweat. These are not ingredients that are supposed to come with a food order, but a national survey of restaurant workers released last week served … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy workers, Paid sick days, Testimony
Tagged business, family, Paid sick days, paid sick leave
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New coalition seeks paid sick days
From Real Change News: Got the sniffles? If your job pays for sick days, you can stay home without losing income. Not everyone is so lucky: In Seattle, roughly 190,000 workers, or four in 10 employees, don’t have that option, … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Paid sick days
Tagged family, Paid sick days, paid sick leave, seattle
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Massachusetts labor chief: Paid sick days ‘a basic right’
From the Boston Herald: Gov. Deval Patrick’s top labor adviser threw the administration’s weight behind a proposal Tuesday that would require employers to allow workers to earn seven paid sick days a year, calling the proposal a “basic right,” arguing … Continue reading
Parents struggle to juggle sick kids, jobs
From Cincinnati Enquirer: Batavia School District Nurse Cathy Meyer often finds herself tangling with parents over sending their kids to school sick. And the students don’t just have the sniffles. One day last month, three kids were vomiting as they … Continue reading
Posted in Family values, In the news, Paid sick days
Tagged children, family, paid sick leave, public policy, school
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