Wahington workers will be able to access up to 12 weeks of paid leave for a family member's serious medical condition, and up to 12 weeks of paid leave for your own serious medical condition. (Birth mothers will be able to use 16 weeks total, or 18 weeks in the event of complications.)
Read MoreNot gonna lie
The State Legislature ended their regular session yesterday, and they didn’t vote on paid family leave.Not gonna lie: we’re disappointed. You may be disappointed too.
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The incoming CEO of Starbucks is paying attention. Here's why.
It doesn’t take a CEO to see that this stuff makes a difference — or to pitch in and support the work.
Read MoreTime to Care, Starbucks
Starbucks baristas are sharing their stories about when they needed time to care — and asking why the company's new policy specifies different amounts of leave for different types of parents.
Read MoreGetting to a majority on paid family leave
We need 50 votes to get a majority for paid family leave in the State House, and we’re not there yet. Help us get it done: contact your State Representatives, let us know what they say, and then watch the live vote count here.
Read MoreStarbucks, you have some explaining to do.
Why does the Starbucks parental leave plan specifically single out baristas and other store employees to give them less parental leave than corporate employees get.
Read MoreFrom Yakima Valley to the State Capitol for paid family leave
Margarita Roman's husband suffers from cancer and she needs to take time off from her work in the fields to care for him. But that's not easy on a farmworker's wages
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