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Month: October 2013

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October 31, 2013

Expanding DC’s Paid Sick Days Would Bring $7.9 Million In Benefits To Employers

While Washington, DC has a law that requires businesses to give workers between three and seven paid sick days a year, lawmakers in the city…
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October 30, 2013

Pregnant Women Need a Break

by Carol Joyner Any woman who’s gone through pregnancy hears the same advice: hydrate more and listen to the needs of your changing body. Almost…
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October 30, 2013

At Newark City Hall, Support Builds for Paid Sick Time

The march toward mandatory paid sick leave in New Jersey's largest city took a step forward tonight, when the City Council voted unanimously to introduce…
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October 30, 2013

Pregnant Women Need a Break

by Carol Joyner Any woman who’s gone through pregnancy hears the same advice: hydrate more and listen to the needs of your changing body. Almost…
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October 18, 2013

Ripple Effects of the FAMILY Act

by Ellen Bravo Unintended consequences” – this is the term we hear all the time from lobbyists for mega corporations when they try to block…
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October 10, 2013

San Francisco Mayor Signs Historic Workplace Flexibility Law

by Jenya Cassidy San Francisco, a city of firsts, just became the first municipality in the country to pass a law providing working parents and caregivers the…
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October 10, 2013

My Turn: Earned Sick Days Make Sense for Vermont

Vermont may be the healthiest state, but Vermonters do get sick. And, common sense says when we do, we may need to stay home and…
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October 9, 2013

Celebrating FMLA in Rhode Island with Two Great Champions

By Ellen Bravo Recently I had the honor of celebrating two decades of the Family and Medical Leave Act with Sen. Chris Dodd, the bill’s…
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October 9, 2013

New York Hosts Nancy Pelosi

By Martha Baker What a great feeling when a national leader comes to your city and congratulates you on winning paid sick days – and…
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