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February 21, 2012
Colbert Takes Family Leave; Does Law Protect Your Right To Do The Same?
Forbes Susan Adams February 17, 2012 After Comedy Central suddenly suspended new episodes of โThe Colbert Reportโ this Wednesday and Thursday, reports surfaced thatโฆ
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February 20, 2012
Extend Labor Law Protection to Home Care Workers
The Department of Labor hopes to rectify the exclusion of nearly 2 million home care workers from minimum wage and overtime protection. Itโs a long-timeโฆ
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February 14, 2012
Seattle Launches Caring Across Generations Campaign
As the nationโs population ages โ an American turns 65 every 8 seconds โ more families are turning to paid caregivers and taking on caregivingโฆ
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February 14, 2012
Presidentโs Budget a Win for Paid Family Leave
Since 2002, California, New Jersey and Washington have passed programs to make family leave affordable. Plenty of states would like to join them, but theyโฆ
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February 13, 2012
Fighting Gender Inequality in the Restaurant Industry
Name a country where large numbers of women legally earn less than minimum wage and have to drag themselves to work sick or risk losingโฆ
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February 8, 2012
FMLA 19 Years Later: Big Impact, Big Challenges
by Ellen Bravo Nineteen years ago, an American president signed into law a measure that acknowledged for the first time that having a family shouldnโtโฆ
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February 6, 2012
A million workers lacking paid sick days is a growing shame of the city
NY Daily News By Albor Ruiz Sunday, February 5, 2012 Council bill would end choosing between staying home and being fired โIt is Dickensian,โโฆ
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January 31, 2012
โStill Sick in the Cityโ: NYC Report Shows Urgency for Paid Sick Days
New York may be known for sex in the city, but Nancy Rankin at the Community Service Society of NY (CSSNY) has written a compellingโฆ
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January 31, 2012
Business Leaders Make the Case for Paid Sick Days
Leaders in the small business community are increasingly voicing their support for paid sick days. A new brochure captures their voices making the case forโฆ
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January 25, 2012
NYC Coalition Relaunches Paid Sick Days Campaign
by Martha Baker More than 100 people gathered on the steps of City Hall in New York January 18 to hear labor leaders, health providers,โฆ
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