Tag: FMLA
April 17, 2024
Elizabeth Valles Shares her FMLA Journey
Elizabeth Valles interviewed by Elaine Shelly Elizabeth Valles cleans and prepares the west Texas apartment that serves as her family’s second home. Her husband, Cesar,…
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February 26, 2024
People Need Paid Leave For Human Reasons
At the 31st anniversary of the signing of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by former President Bill Clinton, Amy talks about the…
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August 31, 2023
What is Paid Leave? And How Do We Make it Work for Everyone?
Nearly everyone needs time to recover from a serious illness or care for a sick loved one, themselves, or welcome a new child. The majority…
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February 16, 2023
Lobbying Is For Everyone
By Teena Lewis When I accepted my role at Family Values at Work four months ago, I had no idea of the enriching liberation work…
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February 7, 2023
Lobbying for Rookies
By Safiya Simmons This week, I joined my colleagues in our first virtual lobby days. It was intense for me, a lobbying rookie, but it…
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February 3, 2022
FMLA Anniversary 2022: Looking Back to Move Forward
In 1993, President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) into law, which provides unpaid leave to just over half of US workers.…
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December 20, 2021
Even the “Fortunate” Need Paid Leave
Arnel and Sandra Floria West Grove, PA My husband and I both come from families with conservative values who believe in education. We both held…
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June 1, 2021
How I Survived the Pandemic with My Job at FV@W
by Alexis Jackson, Development Manager at FV@W At the start of the pandemic, I was five months pregnant with a husband, an 8-year-old whose school…
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May 4, 2021
Workers Speaking Up for Paid Leave
The pandemic was a giant wake-up call for the nation about the centrality of care. We saw how interdependent we are: Our own health depends…
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February 3, 2021
FMLA’s Pandemic Anniversary: Money Matters
By Jennifer Morales, FV@W Network Learning Accelerator The COVID-19 pandemic is a study in impossible choices: Get tested and be forced to stay home from…
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