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March 13, 2012
Still fighting for justice on International Women’s Day
McClatchy Washington Bureau Ellen Bravo March 7, 2012 More than a century ago, thousands of women walked out of garment shops - then one of…
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March 13, 2012
Paid sick time should to be a right in Massachusetts
The Republican Cheryl Coakley-Rivera March 11, 2012 Each day in the commonwealth, sick workers and workers with an ill family member are faced with a…
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March 5, 2012
Working Parents Need Protections Now
by Ann O'Leary, Director, Children and Families Program at The Center for the Next Generation; Lecturer, Berkeley, School of Law. Ever wonder what happens to…
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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 “The Colbert Report” this Wednesday and Thursday, reports surfaced that…
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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. It’s a long-time…
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February 14, 2012
Seattle Launches Caring Across Generations Campaign
As the nation’s population ages – an American turns 65 every 8 seconds – more families are turning to paid caregivers and taking on caregiving…
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February 14, 2012
President’s 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 they…
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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 losing…
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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 shouldn’t…
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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 “It is Dickensian,”…
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