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September 15, 2013
California Shows Leadership on Paid Family Leave Once Again
by Matt James, President and Co-Founder, The Next Generation Recently, we celebrated the passage of California SB 770 (Jackson) in the California Assembly, and will…
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August 30, 2013
Stop Brooding and Organize!
By Carol Joyner America’s Labor Day was established as a federal holiday in 1894. It was signed into law by Grover…
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August 2, 2013
Happy Birthday FMLA!
At some point, nearly everyone needs time to recover from a serious illness or care for a sick loved one or new child. But the…
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July 25, 2013
Raise Up Massachusetts: Ready to Put Earned Sick Time on the Ballot
They stood in front of Walmart’s, city halls and the State House in a dozen cities across Massachusetts July 24, representing scores of organizations, all…
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July 24, 2013
Governor Chafee signs Rhode Island Temporary Caregivers Insurance into law!
by Wendy Chun-Hoon Rhode Island celebrated yesterday as Governor Lincoln Chafee signed Temporary Caregivers Insurance (TCI) into law. Families, lawmakers, advocates and TV crews packed…
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July 19, 2013
When Women Succeed, America Succeeds
by Wendy Chun-Hoon What do a small businesswoman from Iowa, a daughter caring for her father in Massachusetts, a mom with a four-year-old daughter plus…
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July 18, 2013
Young Immigration Activist Celebrates a Win
By Ellen Bravo I met Katherine Figueroa on Mother’s Day in 2010, when I traveled to Phoenix with other activists from We Belong Together. We…
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July 16, 2013
DOMA Ruling Expands FMLA Protections
When the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act June 26, the justices opened a number of doors – including extending the protection…
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July 3, 2013
Rhode Island Becomes the Third State with Paid Family Leave
By Ellen Bravo Sixty-four cents won’t buy you a lot. It’s not enough for a bus ticket or a fifth of a tank of gas.…
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June 26, 2013
How Corporate Giants Try to Suppress Democracy
by Ellen Bravo What do you do when you live in a democracy and the majority of people disagree with you? Depending on how much…
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