Author: Family Values @ Work
August 8, 2012
Working While Sick: ROC-Miami Report Shows Dangerous Mix of Low Wages and No Paid Sick Days
Erica Sommer, a bartender in Miami, Florida, worked three days with highly-contagious typhoid fever and a temperature of 103.7 degrees not because she’s a daredevil,…
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August 7, 2012
Study: Paid sick-time would help employers, too
A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research concludes that the proposed initiative mandating sick time for workers in Orange County would not…
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August 5, 2012
Working While Sick
More than 40 million American workers get no paid sick leave. They have to work when ill or take unpaid sick days, which can lead…
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August 2, 2012
19 years after Family Leave Act, many Americans still shortchanged
Nearly two decades ago, on Aug. 5, 1993, the United States took a stride forward by implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act. But we've…
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August 1, 2012
Ferreras introduces sick-day plan to protect workers
Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (c.) leads a rally of workers and small business owners in Elmhurst. Photo by Karen Frantz. City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East…
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August 1, 2012
Workers demand law for paid sick leave in Elmhurst
Every day, food service employees — 80 percent of whom are working without paid leave for illness — face difficult choices between their health and…
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August 1, 2012
Concejo debate plan para dar días de enfermedad a trabajadores
El proyecto tiene 37 apoyos, pero aún no se ha logrado que sea llevado a votación para su aprobación. Queens - Celina Álvarez refleja la…
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August 1, 2012
Paid Sick Leave Linked to Fewer Injuries at Work
Private sector workers who have paid sick leave are less likely to be hurt on the job, researchers found. In an analysis of health survey…
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August 1, 2012
Workers and Activists Rally for Paid Sick Days
Paid sick days are something many New Yorkers take for granted. But when the million New Yorkers who don’t have employer-paid sick days become ill,…
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August 1, 2012
Fired worker attends paid sick days rally
Political ambitions, petty class loyalties and runaway greed can never justify what happened to Celina Álvarez. “I liked my job because I love to…
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