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Tag: FAMILY Act

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December 12, 2023

FAMILY Act 10th Anniversary Statement

For more than 20 years, Family Values @ Work has led the movement to win a federal paid family and medical leave (PFML) program. The…
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May 17, 2023

Celebrating the Reintroduction of the FAMILY and Healthy Families Acts

This is a momentous week for Family Values @ Work and our Network. This week, Senators Bernie Sanders and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Representative Rosa…
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May 17, 2023

Healthy Families Act and FAMILY Act Reintroduced in 118th Congress

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) reintroduced the Healthy Families Act, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and U.S.…
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October 28, 2021

Family Values @ Work Decries the Cutting of Paid Family Leave from Build Back Better

(WASHINGTON, DC)––Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family and medical…
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February 3, 2021

What is the FAMILY Act?

We all want healthy children, time with our family, strong communities, and a thriving economy. That’s why Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa DeLaura…
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June 21, 2019

Why My Family Needs the FAMILY Act

Paid family & medical leave would be really important for families like mine and that’s why I support the FAMILY Act. Right now only 17%…
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March 28, 2019

Floridians Need #PaidLeave4All

by Salandra Benton Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle increasingly recognize we need to solve the paid leave crisis afflicting working families. But details…
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February 7, 2017

Senators Gillibrand and DeLauro Re-Introduce FAMILY Act

We are delighted that Sen. Gillibrand and Rep. DeLauro are re-introducing the FAMILY Act in Congress today, working to address the urgent need for a…
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September 13, 2016

Trump Paid Leave Proposal and the FAMILY Act

In response to news that Trump will announce a proposal for paid maternity leave, Ellen Bravo, one of the foremost experts on paid leave and…
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October 6, 2015

Fabiola Gonzalez, Denver Colorado

Fabiola had been working at her retail job for four years when her dad became ill. She took a week when he had surgery, but…
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