News & Views
June 1, 2025
What Are Paid Sick and Safe Days?
Paid Sick Days (PSD) were designed for workers who needed time to care for themselves or a loved one during illness or injury. While that…
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June 1, 2025
What is Paid Leave? And How Do We Make it Work for Everyone?
Nearly everyone needs time to recover from a serious illness or care for a sick loved one, themselves, or welcome a new child. The majority…
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May 12, 2025
Family Values @ Work & Main Street Alliance Decry 45S Tax Credit
Every family deserves the opportunity to thrive, which is only possible when our workplaces empower families with paid sick and safe days, paid medical and…
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May 5, 2025
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Crisis and Paid Safe Leave
Paid time to care is a crucial lifeline for so many workers and families. Due to historical factors and societal systems, certain communities experience worse…
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April 18, 2025
FV@W Opposes Efforts to Close the Department of Labor, Especially the Women’s Bureau
Family Values @ Work (FV@W) and our Network oppose any and all efforts to close the Department of Labor, especially the Women's Bureau. For decades,…
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April 15, 2025
Taxpayers are Not Protected by the American Economy
Every year, on April 15th taxpayers are reminded that our economy is not built for the average worker to thrive. While workers must reconcile taxes…
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March 25, 2025
FV@W Statement on the Reintroduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act on Equal Pay Day
Today on Equal Pay Day Family Values @ Work applauds the reintroduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act by Rep. Rosa DeLaura (D-CT) and Sen. Patty…
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March 13, 2025
Everyone Will Need Paid Leave Someday—So Why Don’t We Have It?
We've all seen the consequences when workers lack access to paid family and medical leave. People return to work before they’ve healed, neglect illnesses until…
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March 6, 2025
Our State of the Union Statement
The current federal administration is failing to prioritize the care policies families need to thrive. Instead of expanding access to paid family and medical leave,…
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March 5, 2025
Families Thrive with Cross Partisan Support
On February 19th, I spoke on a panel with the Convergence Collaborative, of which I have been a member since 2023. The Convergence Collaborative is…
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