Tag: Paid Leave
June 10, 2019
Expanding Paid Time for Families Impacted by Incarceration
Richard* was released from prison and was working at a car wash in southeastern Michigan. At the same time, he had to see his parole…
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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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March 21, 2019
It’s #BiHealthMonth and We Need Paid Leave!
By Preston Van Vliet March is Bi Health Month! Bisexual Resource Center and BiNet USA are two organizational partners we work with to help raise…
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March 14, 2019
Why I Support the Healthy Families Act
When Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Rosa DeLauro introduce the Healthy Families Act March 14, Christina Hayes from Detroit, Michigan and a leader in Mothering…
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February 20, 2019
Colorado Coalition Defeats “SCAMLI”
Two weeks ago, 9to5 and the CO FAMLI Coalition successfully defeated HB19-1058, a conservative bill that tried to make the case that business tax credits…
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February 11, 2019
Partnering with Kabrita USA for Paid Leave
After 15 years of building a national movement to create good public policies on paid family and medical leave, more workers, families, companies and politicians…
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February 7, 2019
Sandy
Wareham, Massachusetts My mom is a 92-year-old widow with seven children. Until recently, despite being blind and hard of hearing, she pretty much took care…
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November 14, 2018
2018 Elections Signal Progress for Paid Leave
What do Tuesday's election results mean for the states in the Family Values @ Work network? We can sum it up in two words: we're…
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August 16, 2018
Second Texas City Wins Paid Sick Days
Statement from Family Values @ Work “Family Values @ Work congratulates Working Texans for Paid Sick Time on its leadership in the paid sick days…
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August 1, 2018
Sen. Rubio’s Social Security Proposal is Deeply Flawed
Statement from Family Values @ Work “It’s encouraging to see bipartisan support for addressing paid leave at the national level. But the devil is in…
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