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February 4, 2014
FMLA Birthday Blog Carnival
Voices from the States In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we've asked activists around the country to reflect…
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February 4, 2014
LGBTQ Partners Should be Able to Care for Each Other in Sickness and in Health
In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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February 4, 2014
Raleigh is Ground Zero for Families
In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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February 4, 2014
Business, Community and Activists Come together in MA to Fight Paid Sick Days
In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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February 4, 2014
Celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the FMLA by Working for Paid Leave in NY State
In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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February 4, 2014
“Are we there yet? Going the distance for FMLA for all workers.”
In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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January 29, 2014
SOTU Calls for An End to Mad Men Era
by Ellen Bravo On the day Newark, New Jersey joined the growing list of American cities guaranteeing its workers will earn paid sick days, President…
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January 24, 2014
Balancing Caregiving and Work
Courtesy: Inside E Street, AARP An estimated 42 percent of working Americans say they've provided care for an older family member within the past five…
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January 17, 2014
Shriver Report and Paid Leave: How Women are Pushing Back from the Brink
By Ellen Bravo Of all of the things working women need to get onto more secure economic footing, paid leave tops the list, according to…
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January 12, 2014
Florida Task Force Delivers Kill Shot to Earned Sick Time – For Now
When Florida Governor Rick Scott signed HB 655 last spring taking away the right of local units of government to enact earned sick tine, he…
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