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Month: September 2013

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September 26, 2013

Bill Requiring Sick Leave Is Approved in Jersey City

JERSEY CITY — This city, the second largest in New Jersey, has passed legislation requiring businesses to offer employees paid sick leave. The City Council…
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September 26, 2013

JERSEY CITY BECOMES SIXTH CITY IN US WITH SICK DAYS LAW

Ordinance First of its Kind in New Jersey; Newark Earned Sick Days Legislation Expected Early October as Momentum Builds Statewide --- Third Win for Sick…
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September 19, 2013

In Newark, Letting Sick Workers Stay Home

Workers in Newark shouldn’t have to choose between coming to work sick or losing a day’s pay — or worse yet, their job. Every year,…
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September 17, 2013

D.C. Council May Expand Paid Sick Leave Law

Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post - Losia Nyankale has two young children and has lost money staying home to care for a sick child. In D.C.,…
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September 16, 2013

Celebrating Netsy Firestein, a Leader in Paid Family Leave

Friends of Netsy Firestein wanted to honor her work with something beautiful and enduring, like the impact of her decades of organizing. So we commissioned…
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September 15, 2013

California Shows Leadership on Paid Family Leave Once Again

by Matt James, President and Co-Founder, The Next Generation Recently, we celebrated the passage of California SB 770 (Jackson) in the California Assembly, and will…
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September 10, 2013

California Shows Leadership on Paid Family Leave Once Again

Last week, we celebrated the passage of California SB 770 (Jackson) in the California Assembly, and will watch it very closely as it makes its…
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September 10, 2013

Seattle’s Sick Leave Policy Appears to be Healthy for Business

It's been a year since Seattle's controversial mandatory paid sick leave went into effect. On Tuesday, a small group of Seattle restaurant owners said it's…
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September 10, 2013

Paid Sick Leave, One Year Later: Where’s Our Business-Killing Socialist Hellscape?

Celebrating the one-year anniversary(ish) of Seattle's Paid Sick Leave ordinance, today members of the The Main Street Alliance of Washington, a coalition representing more than…
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September 3, 2013

Jersey City May Require Paid Sick Leave

Calling it a matter of “basic human dignity,” the mayor of Jersey City wants to require all but the smallest businesses to provide their employees…
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