Author: Family Values @ Work
March 20, 2014
President Obama Calls for Paid Leave Policies
by Ellen Bravo In his most expansive statement yet in support of paid leave policies, President Barack Obama today declared that women deserve “workplace policies…
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March 20, 2014
Paid Sick Days Expansion Big Win for NYC Workers, Economy, Public Health
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 20, 2014 Contact: Alex Edwards, alex.edwards@berlinrosen.com.com, 202-800-8691 New York City -- Family Values @ Work, which helped fight for paid…
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March 6, 2014
Minnesota Joins States Working to Win Paid Sick Days
by Liz Doyle, TakeAction Minnesota Minnesota’s Earned Sick & Safe Time bill passed out of the House of Representative’s Labor, Workplace, and Regulated Industries Committee…
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March 4, 2014
FV@W’s Ellen Bravo on President Obama’s Budget
Contact: Alex Edwards, Alex.Edwards@berlinrosen.com, 202-800-8691 A statement from Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values @ Work, in response to the release of the FY2015…
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February 26, 2014
New York City Expands Paid Sick Days Law
More than a quarter million New Yorkers got a big boost yesterday when the City Council voted 45-6 to expand its paid sick days law.…
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February 11, 2014
Out in the Cold
By Ellen Bravo The cold isn’t just extreme – it’s expensive. It means higher heating bills, more spending on car repairs, and more taxpayer money…
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