Month: February 2013
February 28, 2013
Who takes care of sick kids when parents have to work?
Rhonda Harshaw’s 8-year-old son woke up with a terrible toothache. The right side of his jaw was swollen, and he was crying that his face…
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February 28, 2013
50 Years Later, Not Nearly Enough Progress for Working-Class Women
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February 18, 2013
Paid Leave for Women … And Men
“We are true to our creed,” said President Obama in his Inaugural Address. “When a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she…
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February 17, 2013
Who takes care of sick kids when parents have to work?
Rhonda Harshaw's 8-year-old son woke up with a terrible toothache. The right side of his jaw was swollen, and he was crying that his face…
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February 13, 2013
Paid sick days a boon for state
When the Connecticut General Assembly was considering legislation guaranteeing paid sick days, many companies, especially in the restaurant industry, complained bitterly that it would sink their businesses.…
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February 12, 2013
Time to Expand the Family Medical Leave Act
AS WE gear up for tonight’s State of the Union Address — in which the president is expected to be combative, and Republicans are expected…
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February 10, 2013
Could Family and Medical Leave Act be Expanded?
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February 10, 2013
Landmark Family Leave Law Doesn’t Help Millions of Workers
Eight weeks before Danelle Buchman’s baby was due, an artery ruptured in her uterus, which nearly killed her and her child. Delivered by emergency C-section…
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February 8, 2013
Your meal shouldn’t come with a side of the flu
Woong Chang was working as a bartender in an upscale Washington restaurant in 2009 when he started feeling symptoms of what turned out to be…
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February 7, 2013
Small businesses find their own voices – and views – on immigration, sick leave and more
Jim Houser made sure to wear his brown mechanic's shirt, the one with the "Jim" nametag and multiple certification patches, to last week's meeting at City Hall.…
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