Tag: Paid Sick Days
September 26, 2022
National Family Day
by MaKeda Scott Family Values @ Work and our state partners are happy to celebrate National Family Day today. Family is not always who you’re…
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September 1, 2022
Labor Pains: Birthing While Black in America
by Staci Lowry No recognition, awards, or accolades exist for those who birth a child. In the United States, most mothers would probably agree that…
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July 21, 2022
Rest Is a Movement Strategy: Why We’re Taking the Week Off, Together
By Josephine Kalipeni I haven’t set a great example for my team. Nine months into becoming the executive director of, but almost two years with,…
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July 14, 2022
New Faces at Family Values @ Work
This year––and the past few years––have been tough for so many. With what feels like attacks on our freedom left and right, it can be…
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June 29, 2022
Implementation Day 2022: Grieving Our Losses, Celebrating Our Wins
By: Marianne Bellesorte We live in a country where heartbreak surrounds us: the loss of over 1 million lives to COVID-19, the desolating toll of…
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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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March 8, 2022
Honor Women by Honoring Caregiving
by Josie Kalipeni, Executive Director at Family Values @ Work March is Women’s History Month, a time when we honor “sheroes,” those who have dedicated…
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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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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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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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