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Publications

Family Values at Work: It’s About Time!
Why We Need Minimum Standards to Ensure a Family-Friendly Workplace

09.26.2007 | Documents the consequences for workers, families, businesses and the nation when family values end at the workplace door, and lays out a policy agenda including a minimum number of paid sick days for routine illnesses as well as a family leave insurance fund to provide income during longer-term leaves for a new baby or serious health condition. | Read

Give Me A Break: The Extent of Paid Holidays and Vacation

08.22.2002 | American workers hold a unique position among workers in industrialized countries: U.S. law guarantees them no holidays or vacation. While every other industrialized country has a legislated minimum number of days of paid leave, employers are not required to provide workers in the United States with any vacation. | Read

Links

  • EOI Family Leave Policy | Visit
  • 9to5 National Association of Working Women | Visit
  • Institute of Women's Policy Research | Visit
  • National Partnership for Women and Families | Visit
  • Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Administrative Policies | Visit