Press Releases
March 13, 2013
Portland City Council Votes to Require Sick Leave
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to make Portland the fourth U.S. city to mandate that businesses offer sick leave, requiring employers…
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March 12, 2013
Kunin Pushes for Paid Sick Leave Legislation
Former Governor Madeleine Kunin is throwing her political capital behind a bill that would create paid leave in Vermont. She calls the policy a win-win for both…
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March 12, 2013
Philly workers need sick-leave bill
In an economy where many of us can at least tread water, Philadelphia's low-income workers are drowning. About two out of five workers in Philadelphia…
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March 12, 2013
Many Working-Class Women Are Already Leaning In
The gender-discrimination lawsuit against WalMart, New York's new Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, and other efforts show that Sheryl Sandberg's advice isn't only for the…
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March 6, 2013
Business Attitudes Toward Paid Sick Leave Are Changing
The tide is turning in the debate over whether all employees should be able to earn paid sick leave. The benefits for those who need…
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March 5, 2013
Philly Daily News Editorial: DOC’S ORDERS?
Paid sick leave might be right for workers & businesses SHOULD HOURLY workers be able to earn paid sick days? A bill in City Council…
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March 5, 2013
Why we need labor laws like paid sick time: Guest opinion
In 1938 child labor was regulated across the United States in the Fair Labor Standards Act, which established hours of work and a minimum age…
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March 5, 2013
In Paid Family Leave, U.S. Trails Most of the Globe
There I was, on the day my six months of maternity leave had ended, pushing my son’s stroller with one hand, clutching a jumbo box…
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March 4, 2013
Clear gains from sick-leave law
In a letter published by the Connecticut Post, ("In defense of findings on sick-leave law," Feb. 20), Michael Saltsman cites a study by his organization,…
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February 28, 2013
Who takes care of sick kids when parents have to work?
Rhonda Harshaw’s 8-year-old son woke up with a terrible toothache. The right side of his jaw was swollen, and he was crying that his face…
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