Press Releases
October 20, 2023
Senate Finance Committee Holding Its First-Ever Hearing on Paid Leave
We commend Chair Wyden and the Senate Finance Committee for holding their first-ever hearing on paid leave at such a critical point for our nation.…
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June 26, 2023
America Is One of Two Countries across the Globe To Not Offer Paid Leave for Birthing Parents
Newly-Released Data Show the U.S. Shares Policy Gap with Papua New Guinea and Five Pacific Island States Washington – Today Family Values @ Work, in…
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June 13, 2023
60th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act (EPA) – A Milestone in the Fight for Wage Equality
June 10th marked the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act (EPA), a milestone in the fight for wage equality. Despite progress in closing the…
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June 6, 2023
Debt Ceiling Deal Statement
The Family Values @ Work Network is glad that Congress and President Biden agreed to raise the debt ceiling. This plan avoids the most harmful…
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May 17, 2023
Healthy Families Act and FAMILY Act Reintroduced in 118th Congress
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) reintroduced the Healthy Families Act, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and U.S.…
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May 8, 2023
Minnesota Paid Medical Family Leave Bill Passes Senate
St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota House and Senate have passed a bill that would provide paid medical family leave to employees. The legislation, which…
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April 18, 2023
Care Economy Executive Order Statement
Today, President Biden will enact an Executive Order with 50 actions to bolster and advance the nation’s care economy. Family Values @ Work (FV@W) and…
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March 29, 2023
Parents Bill of Rights Act
The House passed H.R. 5, the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights Act" It is unbelievable that a bill that would put into effect several anti-LGBTQ+…
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March 9, 2023
President Biden’s Encouraging Budget – Strongest Ever for Working Families
Family Values @ Work (FVAW) is encouraged by President Biden’s budget which includes the strongest investment ever in funding for working families, particularly funding for…
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December 8, 2022
Respect for Marriage Act: An Important Step In Our Democracy
(WASHINGTON, DC) –– Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family…
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