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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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January 8, 2014
DC Expands Paid Sick Days to Tipped Workers!
With little fanfare, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on January 2 signed the law that will expand paid sick days to 20,000 tipped workers and make…
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January 6, 2014
Clinton, de Blasio, Speak Out for Paid Sick Days
2014 promises another string of wins for policies like paid sick days that boost the economic security of families and of the economy overall. Recently…
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December 21, 2013
Why We Need the Family Act
Last week, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (Family Act), a bill that would…
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November 27, 2013
Rep. Nancy Pelosi Rallies Support in Washington State for Women’s Economic Agenda
U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene and Adam Smith joined hundreds of workers and parents in Seattle November 25 for…
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