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Tag: paid family and medical leave

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June 24, 2022

SCOTUS Clawback Reproductive Autonomy and Privacy Protections

(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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April 19, 2022

Maryland Wins Paid Leave

The Family Values @ Work network celebrates our Maryland partners in winning a statewide paid leave program. The Maryland victory brings the number of states…
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March 8, 2022

The People Respond to the State of the Union

On March 1, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address to the American people. Biden presented his unity agenda drumming up support…
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February 24, 2022

Caregiver Spotlight: Nija Phelps

National Caregivers Day, the third Friday in February, is a time to honor those who provide support for those of us who need it. Caregivers…
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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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January 12, 2022

FV@W Celebrates New Grant Funding Paid Leave Research

FV@W Executive Director Josephine Kalipeni to Work With UCLA Scholar Dr. Jody Heymann (WASHINGTON, DC)––Family Values @ Work, in partnership with the WORLD Policy Analysis…
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December 20, 2021

Family Values @ Work Decries the Lack of Action on 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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December 2, 2021

GameChangers Honored in a Fun, Inspiring Celebration

“We believe that this question of leave and care for family is a matter of human dignity,” Ellen S. Buchman said in her acceptance speech…
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November 19, 2021

Family Values @ Work Applauds the Passage of Build Back Better in the House

(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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November 8, 2021

Choosing Between My Career and a Chance at a Family

By Emily Waldron When my husband, Jason, and I started the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process, I thought I was prepared. I’d earned a master’s…
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