Family-Friendly Laws Are Being Passed, but Not by Trumps Team.
'President Trump has promised help for families with jobs and young children. And recently, they have been getting it — but not from the federal government. Instead, state and local lawmakers have been passing policies to address their needs.
Last week alone, state legislatures passed several major pieces of legislation that benefit families. Oregon became the first state to pass a bill guaranteeing workers predictable schedules, with two weeks’ notice and 10 hours off between shifts. Washington passed a paid leave law that gives workers 16 weeks to care for babies, family members or themselves.
New Jersey voted to double its paid family leave to 12 weeks, pay workers more while they’re out and let them use it in more types of situations. Rhode Island’s House and Senate passed separate paid sick leave bills, but not yet a compromise bill.
Except for Rhode Island’s, each bill is now going to the state’s governor. The flurry of policy making at the state level is a response to the void at the federal one, advocates and policy makers say.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/upshot/family-friendly-laws-are-being-passed-but-not-by-trumps-team.html?