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February 21, 2020
The Real Cost-Benefit Analysis of Paid Leave
What is the cost of a father dying alone? Who knows the toll when chemo is what you do on your lunch hour? How do…
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February 13, 2020
It’s time for paid leave for all
This week the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on a critical issue for working families: paid family and medical leave. While…
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February 5, 2020
27 Years After FMLA, Time To Go Further
Twenty-seven years ago, President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which established that (many but not all) workers could take unpaid, job-protected…
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February 4, 2020
Paid Leave and the 2020 State of the Union Address
For media inquiries please contact Safiya Simmons at (414) 436-9536 or info@familyvaluesatwork.org "During the State of the Union, President Trump is expected to claim credit for…
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January 31, 2020
Protecting the Right to Organize
There are two bills, the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act” (H.R. 2474/S. 1306) and the “Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act” (H.R. 3463/S.1970),…
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January 27, 2020
Include Me: A Letter to the Members of the House Ways and Means Committee
On January 28, the Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing on Legislative Proposals for Paid Family and Medical Leave. The members of the Worker…
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January 24, 2020
Setting the Course For a New Decade
Wendy Chun-Hoon, Executive Director of Family Values @ Work I step into the role of Executive Director of Family Values @ Work as we enter…
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January 8, 2020
Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program officially launched
Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program officially launched January 1, 2020. By close of business January 5, nearly 6,400 Washingtonians had already submitted applications.…
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December 11, 2019
Rooting in Our Values, Rising in Our Power
What does a room full of caregiving organizers, change agents, and rising leaders look like? It looks like the 16th Annual Meeting hosted by Family…
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October 28, 2019
Kabrita Leader: “Support Work and Family Month by Advocating for Paid Leave”
In addition to boasting Halloween, October carries the charge of National Work and Family Month. October is a time when people in organizations across the…
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