Tag: Paid Leave
January 24, 2020
Setting the Course For a New Decade
Wendy Chun-Hoon, Executive Director of Family Values @ Work I step into the role of Executive Director of Family Values @ Work as we enter…
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January 8, 2020
Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program officially launched
Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program officially launched January 1, 2020. By close of business January 5, nearly 6,400 Washingtonians had already submitted applications.…
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December 11, 2019
Rooting in Our Values, Rising in Our Power
What does a room full of caregiving organizers, change agents, and rising leaders look like? It looks like the 16th Annual Meeting hosted by Family…
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October 28, 2019
Kabrita Leader: “Support Work and Family Month by Advocating for Paid Leave”
In addition to boasting Halloween, October carries the charge of National Work and Family Month. October is a time when people in organizations across the…
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October 4, 2019
“Bankruptcy or Death”: Grey’s Anatomy on “Options” for Workers without Paid Leave
Grey’s Anatomy, the longest running primetime medical show in television history, has helped shine a light on pressing social issues, including the emotional damage and…
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September 26, 2019
Bipartisan Majority, Like Voters, Supports Paid Leave
Statement by Family Values @ Work Co-Directors Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon "On September 25, the United States Senate took its first ever vote on paid…
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July 30, 2019
What Voters Need to Hear in These Debates
By Danielle Atkinson and Wendy Chun-Hoon We’ve noticed a pattern among debate moderators and reporters — they avoid asking questions on topics where they assume…
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July 1, 2019
Oregon Passes Inclusive Paid Leave Law
Statement from Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon, Co-Directors, Family Values @ Work on the passage of paid family and medical leave in Oregon “The Family…
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July 1, 2019
Celebrate Laws That Value Workers and Their Families
What happens to workers when they need to recover from a car accident, or when their parent has a heart attack? How can they keep…
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June 16, 2019
Father’s Day: A Time to Celebrate Caregiving
Tom Frisk lives in Bangor, Maine. He’s a dad who needed to care for his own dad as he was dying, and for his wife…
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