Washington Lawmakers Consider Expanding Paid Time Off For Families

Alexandra Kocik — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:59:51 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Paid medical leave benefits would expand for employees under a measure in the Washington legislature. The measure would allow workers to take up to 12 weeks to tend to new babies in addition to 12 weeks for other medical issues at home.

Proponents of increasing paid time-off for families filled a hearing room in Olympia Tuesday. Don Orange owns a small auto repair shop in Vancouver, Wash.

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Washington Lawmakers Consider Expanding Paid Time Off For Families