Posts by Robin Fisher
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Fair Labor Standards Act celebrating 80 years!
Fair Labor Standards Act Celebrating 80 years!
Another successful toiletries drive.
The Eastern Region Washington State Department of Transportation held their own ICSEW Toiletries Drive in Spokane. They coordinated with the Spokane YWCA for the third year in a row to provide toiletries for local women and children in the area. There were a lot of great donations and the event was a success yet again.…
Bill Update: Employee Rights to Equal Pay and Opportunities
Bill SB 6471 – Passed
Developing model policies to keep workplaces safe from sexual harassment. Requires the Human Rights Commission to convene a work group to develop model policies and practices to keep workplaces free from sexual harassment. Effective June 7, 2018. http://apps2.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6471&Year=2017
Bill HB 2661 – PASSED
Protecting survivors of domestic assault from employment discrimination. Provides victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking protections to maintain employment, to have reasonable safety accommodations in the workplace, and providing a civil action for an applicant for employment who feels injured due to a violation of the protections in the law. This bill adds…
Bill HB 1434 – PASSED
Authorizing shared leave for pregnancy disability or for the purposes of parental leave to bond with a newborn, adoptive child, or foster child. Expands the reasons for which a state employee can request shared leave to include being sick or temporarily disabled due to pregnancy disability, or for the purpose of bonding with a newborn,…
Another Successful Toiletries Drive supporting the YWCA Other Bank in Olympia
Around 25 State Agencies participated in the annual Toiletry Drive for the YWCA Other Bank. The Other Bank is essential for many low-income individuals and families in Thurston County. Products such as diapers, personal hygiene products, laundry soap, etc. are items that cannot be purchased with food benefits but are necessary to maintaining optimal health…
Legislation Update on Federal Bill HR 5464
Federal Bill H.R. 5464 – Pink Tax Repeal Act, Introduced in the House on 04/10/2018: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5464/text?r=113 Bill summary provided by Countable (app available in Google Play or Apple Store): The bill would prohibit gender-based pricing of consumer products and services by making it an unfair trade practice to charge more for a version of…