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Month: April 2013

People Marching on the streets
April 30, 2013

Rhode Island

Mission:  WE (workers and employers) Care for Rhode Island is a broad-based, grassroots coalition which began in 2013 and includes small business owners, workers, policy…
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April 26, 2013

Labor groups renew push for paid sick leave

The last time Manuel Cardenas fell ill, the 24-year-old single father had no choice but to report for work. His employer, a security contractor, doesn't…
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April 24, 2013

Philadelphia Will Continue Its Fight for Paid Sick Days

By Marianne Bellesorte Brotherly Love? Check. Sisterly Devotion? Check. Earned Sick Days? Not So Fast. It’s the stories that I keep coming back to. The…
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April 17, 2013

Local Florida Officials Say No Attacks on Local Control

Home rule – guaranteed under the Florida state constitution -- is a cherished conservative principle. It ensures the right of the people to determine and…
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April 15, 2013

Paid Sick Days, good for families, good for business

When some working moms and dads wake up in the morning feeling sick, they don't just worry about calling the doctor. They worry about calling…
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April 15, 2013

Support grows for legislation requiring paid sick leave

A nearly decade-long effort to require Massachusetts employers to offer paid sick days is gaining momentum as lawmakers pass similar proposals across the country. At…
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April 10, 2013

Eric Cantor’s New Plan Would Cost Workers Time, Flexibility and Money

Listen up, working moms and dads:  Rep. Eric Cantor has a deal for you - more time to spend with your family! What’s not to…
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April 9, 2013

Equal Pay Isn’t Enough; Let’s Also Make It Fair

(WOMENSENEWS)-- On April 9 we mark the day that women's earnings catch up to the amount men earned in the previous year. It's a day…
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April 2, 2013

Lean In, Dad

I happen to be an educated young woman who loves her job, sometimes gushingly, occasionally annoyingly. And yet, even in this enlightened age, I’ve had…
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April 2, 2013

Incentives for Men, to Help Women to Work

As I wrote in an article appearing this week in The New York Times Magazine, if you want women to be bigger participants in the…
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