Tacoma's paid sick leave proposal: Too sickly for some
A measure before the City Council would grant three paid sick days per year, a pared-down proposal lawmakers say was prompted by San Francisco’s experiences.
Bill asks Ore. to raise minimum wage to $15
Labor advocates are trying to woo support for bills before the legislature by arguing that a higher wage will reduce tax payers’ expenses.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he’ll sign the measure if it’s voted out of the legislature. As with the new Indiana law, the bill would grant restaurants and other businesses the prerogative of refusing service to someone who clashed with their religious beliefs. Fear of discrimination against gays has already led to convention cancellations in the Hoosier State.