Press Releases
July 5, 2012
Orange mandatory-sick-time initiative gains steam
In what may be the biggest political campaign in Central Florida right now, an army of paid and volunteer petition workers is swarming through Orange…
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July 3, 2012
Sick of It
On June 28, while all eyes were on the Supreme Court decision on President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act – most notably its effects on…
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June 25, 2012
The Ongoing Struggle To Balance Career And Family
From the Diane Rehm Show: The Ongoing Struggle to Balance Career and Family Working mothers have long struggled to balance career and family. Diane and…
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June 11, 2012
‘When Workers Work Sick, It’s Unhealthy for All of Us’: New York’s Battle for Paid Sick Leave
The U.S. is the only rich country in the world that fails to guarantee workers some form of paid sick leave. June 7, 2012 …
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June 9, 2012
The business benefits of earned sick time
Guest Column By Dean Cycon and John Abrams When we started our Massachusetts-based businesses, South Mountain Company in 1975 and Dean's Beans Organic Coffee in…
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June 6, 2012
Paid Sick Days Act makes business sense, says report by Small Business United
Having loyal workers outweighs costs, prevents risk to public health, survey finds Albor Ruiz Right now, in New York, the greatest city in the world,…
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May 31, 2012
Eeeeeeeeeeeew! Dunkin Donuts! [Quigley Cartoon Blog]
America's noses run on Dunkin' So, let me see if I get this straight. Dunkin' Donuts does not allow its employees to accumulate sick days…
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April 27, 2012
Guest View: Earned sick time is a pro-woman policy
By Margot Dorfman Margot Dorfman is chief executive officer of the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce. I've met many women who left corporate America to…
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April 6, 2012
DOCTORS, NURSES PROPOSE PAID SICK DAYS AS COST-SAVING MEASURE TO PLUG BUDGET GAP IN HHC
Study Shows Paid Sick Days Law Would Save $40 Million in Healthcare Costs Annually NEW YORK – Today at Bellevue Hospital, America's oldest public hospital,…
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April 6, 2012
QUEENS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS JOIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS IN SUPPORT OF PAID SICK DAYS
Businesses Launch “Conscious Consumer Initiative” to Highlight and Promote Businesses that Provide Paid Sick Days For Immediate Release: For more information: Javier Valdes (English and Spanish)…
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