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December 19, 2016
D.C. Council Should Show LGBTQ Workers Support with Paid Leave Bill
On Dec. 6, 2016, the D.C. Council voted to advance the Universal Paid Leave Act, a bill that would provide workers with paid family and…
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December 18, 2016
Reject Trump Policies That Set Families Back
Some congressional Democrats have announced they want to find areas to work with President-Elect Trump and point to paid leave as an example. As an…
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December 12, 2016
Reject Trump’s Maternity Leave Scheme
Some congressional Democrats have announced they want to find areas to work with President-elect Trump and point to paid leave as an example. As an…
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September 16, 2016
Fight for Equal Pay!
In the 1940’s, my grandmother organized parents to address the pay disparities between black and white teachers in the Jim Crow south. After years of…
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September 13, 2016
Open Letter to Congress and Candidates on the Zika Virus from Leaders on Gender Equity
This letter to Congress and candidates for political office comes from dozens of prominent leaders at the intersection of economic, racial and reproductive justice. Signers…
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September 6, 2016
States With Paid Leave
When you compare the United States to other industrialized nations, you probably don’t expect to discover that the U.S. is one of only two countries…
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September 5, 2016
What Are Paid Sick Days?
Every worker in America does have the right to stay home when they or a loved one is sick. But under federal law, at least,…
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September 5, 2016
How Much Paid Leave Can I Get?
At some point, nearly everyone needs time to recover from childbirth or a serious illness or to care for a sick loved one or new…
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September 4, 2016
Can LGBTQ Families Take Paid Time to Care?
Paid time to care is important for LGBTQ families of all shapes and sizes, including: same-gender couples who may or may not be raising children,…
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August 30, 2016
States with Paid Sick Days
The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world that does not guarantee workers paid sick days, even for the flu!…
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