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January 10, 2012
9to5 Milwaukee Files Ethics Complaint Against Supreme Court Justice
The group that led the fight for paid sick days in Milwaukee has filed an ethics charge against a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, after learning…
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January 6, 2012
NY Labor Leader Calls Paid Sick Days a Human Right
This article by George Gresham, President, 1199SEIU, appeared today in the New York Amsterdam News: Late last year, our billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg, summoned the…
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January 4, 2012
Cape Cod Senator’s Real-World Case for Paid Sick Days
Dan Wolf is a small business owner, a legislative leader in Massachusetts, and a believer in paid sick days. In an op ed in the…
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November 21, 2011
Another Barrier to Maternity Leave for Those Most in Need: Knowing About It
Ms. Magazine Nanette Fondas November 18, 2011 On Wednesday a new poll [PDF] was released that shows that people who are most likely to need…
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November 21, 2011
Most don’t know law permits paid time off to care for relatives
Los Angeles Times Anna Gorman November 16, 2011 The majority of Californians have not heard of a state law that allows many workers to take paid time off to…
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November 15, 2011
Majority of First-Time U.S. Moms Now Get Paid Maternity Leave
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The number of new mothers receiving paid maternity leave climbed to a majority for the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau…
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November 10, 2011
Majority of First-Time U.S. Moms Now Get Paid Maternity Leave
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The number of new mothers receiving paid maternity leave climbed to a majority for the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau…
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November 2, 2011
State of Young America Includes Too Few Sick Days
By Ellen Bravo A new report on “The State of Young America” documents what the Occupy Wall Street movement has made painfully clear: many young…
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October 8, 2011
Ellen Bravo on Fox and Friends
Ellen Bravo discusses the benefits of paid sick days for families, public health and business on Fox and Friends. "If we want to value…
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