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Archive for July, 2010

From the Seattle Times: Tasha West-Baker can make you a latte, slice your lunch meat or make you a cake at Safeway. And she could make your entire family ill for days. West-Baker doesn’t get paid sick days from the grocery chain, where she has worked for seven years. She works four days a week [...]

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One year after New Jersey became the second state to offer paid family leave, the sky hasn’t fallen and businesses haven’t fled the state. Instead, the clear benefits are piling up: 26,000 workers were able to care for a new baby or a serious personal or family illness without going broke or losing their jobs. [...]

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  •  Melatonin Supplement: my brother was one of those people that contracted H1N1, luckily, he survived unscathed;,`
  • Terry Carlson: Washington State law requires employers to allow workers to use sick leave to care for ill family members. Minnesota does not. This should be a benefi
  • Fredrick Livers: At least a hundred persons in our city have been infected with the H1N1 virus. I was very scared to get infected with this disease during the pandemic

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    PSD Hearing at the State HousePSD Hearing at the State HouseFamily Fun Day in Support of Paid Sick DaysFamily Fun Day in Support of Paid Sick Days

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