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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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February 16, 2023
Lobbying Is For Everyone
By Teena Lewis When I accepted my role at Family Values at Work four months ago, I had no idea of the enriching liberation work…
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February 13, 2023
The Time is Right For a Strike
Family Values @ Work, a network that works to secure paid family and medical leave for all, is supporting Strike For Our Rights, a nonpartisan…
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February 7, 2023
Lobbying for Rookies
By Safiya Simmons This week, I joined my colleagues in our first virtual lobby days. It was intense for me, a lobbying rookie, but it…
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January 26, 2023
No One Prepared Us for Tripledemic Parenting – But Congress Can and Should Provide Support
By Rachel Mannino My six year old son was in pain, bent over, clutching his stomach and crying. He’d been sent home from school with…
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