WA State Considers Paid Family Leave

re: WA State Considers Paid Family Leave

Nate — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:21:26 GMT

I don't think you should expect your employer to cover your expenses when bad (or good) things happen that cause you to miss work. You should plan ahead for your own emergencies. Two cents per employee per year at forty hours is around 42 dollars. How about they just take the two cents out of your paycheck, seeing as how your employers already pay at least twice as much in taxes as their employees do.

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crunchy — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:26:47 GMT

while we enjoy our one year paid leave up here in Canada!

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Amy — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:23:06 GMT

Oregon is considering this same action - there is a rally at the state capital on Monday. I believe MamasRising is helping to organize?

kind of has to do with your post

Whit — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:05:13 GMT

I live in CA and didn't take any leave when Thing 2 was born due to the paperwork and, well, basically the paperwork.

Thing 1 was born in WA, and to go on a tangent here, was an incredbile experience. Fantastic.

The hospital and staff in L.A. felt like we had gone backwards 20 years.

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Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:23:48 GMT

Thanks for the correction, HB. Duly noted.

Rachael

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HB — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:15:02 GMT

"Washington State may be the first state to pass a paid family leave law" is inaccurate. California passed their paid family leave law in 2004.

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Mike — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:48:07 GMT

My employer (a private university in NYC) offers six weeks of paid maternity/patenity leave for the primary care giver. If you are just the husband or wife who will not stay home with the child you will still get a week off, paid.

Five weeks, btw, is really way too short. Six months, like what many other countries offer, would be much better for the kid and the parent.