Sick Leave

Hassle Of Being A Patient Can Turn Into A Crisis Without Sick Leave

Alison Kodjak

A new NPR poll shows about a third of working adults have no sick leave, even as more people are living with chronic health problems that require regular care.

Law

UW School Of Law To Start Clinic For Worker Rights

Paula Wissel

Worker rights advocates say it’s great that Washington is considering raising the minimum wage and that several cities have already passed higher wage and…

Politics

Washington Senate Approves Limiting Sick Leave

Alexandra Kocik

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington Senate moved Monday to limit the reach of Seattle’s pioneering paid sick leave law. In 2011, the city council voted to

Law

State senate targets Seattle's sick leave policy with two new bills

The Associated Press

Seattle's sick leave law is being targeted in by two new bills introduced in the Senate.The city's law requires businesses with at least five employees…

Business

Update: Seattle council says paid sick leave is right direction

Vanessa Romo

The Seattle City Council voted 8-1 this afternoon to approve the Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, making the vote official after council members announced last…

If a proposal is accepted by the Seattle City Council, the city will become only the fourth in the country to require employers provide paid sick leave.

Business

Seattle to battle over sick leave

Vanessa Romo

In what is likely to be a contentious summer debate, the Seattle City Council will receive a proposal this week to mandate all Seattle workers be allowed…