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Working Matters is a coalition of 160 faith, labor, business and community groups committed to making earned paid sick days a reality for Maryland families. More than 750,000 people in our state cannot earn paid leave and often go to work sick, send sick children to school or daycare, or in the worst situations, lose their job because they cannot come to work. The Healthy Working Families Act (HB1
11/15/2018
Mary, an awesome registered nurse for 40 years, expresses her gratitude to Maryland’s lawmakers for passing the Healthy Working Families Act, stating that “earned sick days are finally a reality for hundreds of thousands more Marylanders, many of whom will no longer face an impossible choice between their child’s health and their paycheck when the flu strikes.”
A Better Year, Thanks to State Legislators – Maryland Matters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently made it official: Last year was an especially bad year for the flu. In fact, last flu season was the first to be classified as “high severity” across all age groups. We saw that here in Maryland, at our schools, with both students and staff...
08/23/2018
Restaurant Group Agrees to $1.49M Pay, Sick Leave Settlement A restaurant group with locations in the Washington, D.C., area agreed to pay up to $1.49 million to settle claims it didn’t provide sick leave required by a city law and underpaid tipped employees.
08/07/2018
REMINDER: The Working Matters Coalition will be hosting another "Train the Trainer" workshop covering the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (earned sick and safe leave) THIS Friday, August 10th from 10:30am-12pm with Progressive Maryland!
Please join us as we unpack this important piece of legislation and what it means for workers across the state.
What: Earned Sick & Safe Leave - Train the Trainer Workshop
When: Friday, August 10th from 10:30am-12pm
Where: Clout Workspace 9221 Hampton Overlook - Capital Heights, MD
To RSVP, please email Sulma Guzmán at [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you then!
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