Month: April 2010
April 21, 2010
A lesson learned: Paid sick days and H1N1
Family Values @ Work executive director, Ellen Bravo, had a letter to the editor in the New York Times about the importance of paid sick…
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April 13, 2010
Health Expert Links PSD to Reducing Foodborne Illness
Richard Lillie, who works for the Department of Health in Washington state, writes into the News Tribune today about the recently kicked off campaign for…
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April 13, 2010
Win-Win from paying a living wage – quality increases offset higher costs
Five years ago, San Diego’s City Council passed an ordinance requiring contractors to pay a living wage to their workers. A study released last month…
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April 7, 2010
Restaurant Employment Strong When Employers Make the Shift to Paid Sick Days
In February 2007, San Francisco implemented the nation’s first paid sick days law, allowing all workers within the city to earn a minimum amount of…
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April 7, 2010
Breastfeeding and work: The work-family balance
By Josephine Kalipeni I haven’t set a great example for my team. Nine months into becoming the executive director of, but almost two years with,…
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April 2, 2010
White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility wrap-up
Yesterday, Family Values @ Work executive director, Ellen Bravo, posted her reflections on attending the White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility. You can read more…
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April 1, 2010
First Couple wants workplaces to value all families
A view from the White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility By Ellen Bravo As executive director of the Family Values @ Work consortium, I was…
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