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April 13, 2023
Paid Leave Cafecito
Poder Latinx, Family Values @ Work, and The Black Women’s Roundtable joined forces to host a Paid Leave Cafecito (Coffee Talk) with U.S. Congressman Maxwell…
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April 10, 2023
Tragic Loss: The Unspoken Reason for Paid Leave
About the writer: Tony Iovieno serves as the Individual Giving Manager for FV@W. On January 29th, Tony’s family suffered a tragic loss due to a…
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April 5, 2023
I Attended the Congressional Dads Caucus
By Sammy Chavin-Grant Last week, one of my best friends Maya gave birth to her first daughter. Last week we were talking about how being…
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April 4, 2023
Introducing the Voices of Workers Advocacy Group
April Kimbrough - I began my advocacy work in 2020, when my only child was diagnosed with terminal cancer. My employer gave me a hard time…
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March 29, 2023
It’s Disability Awareness Month So Let’s Talk About Intermittent Leave
Written By Preston Van Vliet A common phrase in the paid leave advocacy world is, “People don’t think about paid leave until they need to…
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March 29, 2023
Podcast: The Future of Work
Josephine Kalipeni, Executive Director at Family Values at Work, joins Wendy Conrad on The Internal Customer Handbook Podcast to talk about family leave, workplace policy…
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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 16, 2023
National Pay Equity Day – Another Day With Another Proclamation?
By Family Values @ Work Executive Director Josephine Kalipeni March 14th was Equal Pay Day, the day that symbolizes how far into the year women…
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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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February 28, 2023
Podcast: Caregiving Dads Are Pushing for Paid Leave
Sammy Chavin-Grant, Family Values @ Work's Federal Policy Manager, joined the Home Dad Chat podcast team to discuss caregiving issues and the roles Dads are…
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