EOI Updates States of change January 7, 2019 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates How some states are handling medical leave January 3, 2019 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates New year’s 2019 marks the start of family leave contributions January 2, 2019 / October 26, 2026 by Marilyn Watkins On New Year’s Day 2019, workers and employers begin contributing to the trust fund that will finance benefits. A year later starting in January 2020, workers will be able to stay home with a new baby or ailing parent, recover from their own serious illness, or cope with a family member’s military deployment knowing they […] Read more »
EOI Updates After 4 decades, Washington’s overtime laws are obsolete December 28, 2018 / October 26, 2026 by Marilyn Watkins For a lot of workers, the 40-hour workweek feels about as current as the pearls and heels June Cleaver wore while making dinner on “Leave It to Beaver.” Back then in the 1960s, most workers earned overtime when they worked more than 40 hours a week, including those paid salaries. But now, few salaried workers […] Read more »
EOI Updates Why conservative think tanks thrive in liberal WA December 20, 2018 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates Hey, legislators: Inslee’s budget is on the right track December 19, 2018 / October 26, 2026 by Aaron Keating At first glance, Governor Jay Inslee’s proposed 2019-21 biennial budget seems like a bold pitch. The budget, which he unveiled Thursday, includes much-needed and long overdue public investments in education, mental health, and the environment – including: Creating 2,385 slots for kids in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, and funding newborn screening assessments […] Read more »
EOI Updates Join us for a winter solstice celebration at EOI December 8, 2018 / October 9, 2026 by John Burbank We invite you to come in from the cold and join us for an evening at the Economic Opportunity Institute. We’ll provide light refreshments and best of all, we’ll be joined by Janelle Jones, the Director of Policy and Research at the HUB Project, an organization advancing progressive campaigns to build a more just economy. […] Read more »
EOI Updates EOI’s 2019 policy agenda December 4, 2018 / October 30, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Our economy should provide everyone the individual freedom and opportunity to follow their own path to happiness, and ensure that all people, families, and communities flourish through life’s inevitable ups and downs. Read more »
EOI Updates Survey: Low pay for early child educators imperils WA centers November 28, 2018 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates Without Amazon’s interference, San Francisco taxes big business November 16, 2018 / October 26, 2026 by Melanie Mazza San Francisco just did something Seattle couldn’t manage: on Election Day, they voted to tax big business to fund homelessness relief. Like Seattle, San Francisco is a tech city whose rising costs have pushed people out of the area and out of their homes. Also like Seattle, the community asked big business to pay their […] Read more »
