Month: November 2011
November 21, 2011
Another Barrier to Maternity Leave for Those Most in Need: Knowing About It
Ms. Magazine Nanette Fondas November 18, 2011 On Wednesday a new poll [PDF] was released that shows that people who are most likely to need…
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November 21, 2011
Most don’t know law permits paid time off to care for relatives
Los Angeles Times Anna Gorman November 16, 2011 The majority of Californians have not heard of a state law that allows many workers to take paid time off to…
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November 17, 2011
The Health Benefits of Paid Family Leave
By Lili Farhang, Human Impact Partners In February, my partner and I had a baby. The pregnancy and birth went smoothly and our son was…
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November 17, 2011
New Research Shows Need for More Outreach on Paid Family Leave
By Vibhuti Mehra, Labor Project for Working Families Lisa Mukai, a mother of two from Redwood City, has good reason to appreciate California’s Paid Family…
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November 15, 2011
Majority of First-Time U.S. Moms Now Get Paid Maternity Leave
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The number of new mothers receiving paid maternity leave climbed to a majority for the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau…
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November 15, 2011
Note to Super-Committee: A Quick Way to $1.1 Billion in Savings
As politicians scramble to cut programs like Medicare and Medicaid that serve the most vulnerable groups in our society, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research…
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November 14, 2011
Victory for Jimmy John’s Workers
St. Paul, Minnesota: Last winter, workers for a local Jimmy John's franchise discovered through a union survey of employees that on any given day, approximately…
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November 10, 2011
Majority of First-Time U.S. Moms Now Get Paid Maternity Leave
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The number of new mothers receiving paid maternity leave climbed to a majority for the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau…
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November 9, 2011
Time to Occupy K Street
It’s time to expand the Occupy Wall Street movement to include K Street, home of the corporate lobbyists. As the top one percent carry out…
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November 2, 2011
Momentum Builds for Policies that Value Families At Work
In October, communities from coast to coast worked hard to advance policies like paid sick days that value families at work. Each of our state…
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