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Bill would guarantee vacation time for workers

By Lisa Baumann
Published February 1, 2014 4:29pm ET
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Bill would guarantee vacation time for workers
This Feb. 20, 2013 photo, Rep. Dawn Morrell, D-Puyallup, right, and Rep. Gael Tarleton, D-Seattle, talk during a committee hearing in Olympia, Wash. Workers in Washington could be the first in the country to be guaranteed paid vacation time under legislation being considered by state lawmakers. Tarleton of Seattle, the prime sponsor of House Bill 2238, said the measure would require public and private employers with 25 or more employees to provide vacation leave for those who work 20 hours or more per week. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) | Elaine Thompson

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Workers in Washington could be the first in the nation to be guaranteed paid vacation time under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

Democratic Rep. Gael Tarleton of Seattle, the prime sponsor of House Bill 2238, said the measure would require public and private employers with 25 or more employees to provide vacation leave for those who work 20 hours or more per week. It’s the first bill of its kind to be introduced in the Washington legislature, according to Tarleton.

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