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February 4, 2014

FMLA Birthday Blog Carnival

Voices from the States In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we've asked activists around the country to reflect…
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February 4, 2014

LGBTQ Partners Should be Able to Care for Each Other in Sickness and in Health

In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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February 4, 2014

Raleigh is Ground Zero for Families

In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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February 4, 2014

Business, Community and Activists Come together in MA to Fight Paid Sick Days

In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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February 4, 2014

Celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the FMLA by Working for Paid Leave in NY State

In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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February 4, 2014

“Are we there yet? Going the distance for FMLA for all workers.”

In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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January 29, 2014

SOTU Calls for An End to Mad Men Era

by Ellen Bravo On the day Newark, New Jersey joined the growing list of American cities guaranteeing its workers will earn paid sick days, President…
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January 24, 2014

Balancing Caregiving and Work

Courtesy: Inside E Street, AARP An estimated 42 percent of working Americans say they've provided care for an older family member within the past five…
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January 17, 2014

Shriver Report and Paid Leave: How Women are Pushing Back from the Brink

By Ellen Bravo Of all of the things working women need to get onto more secure economic footing, paid leave tops the list, according to…
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January 12, 2014

Florida Task Force Delivers Kill Shot to Earned Sick Time – For Now

When Florida Governor Rick Scott signed HB 655 last spring taking away the right of local units of government to enact earned sick tine, he…
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