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February 6, 2019
Family Values @ Work Statement on State of the Union
“It is encouraging to see so many politicians on both sides of the aisle recognize the need for a national paid leave program. With any…
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January 31, 2019
Family Values @ Work Celebrates NJ Expansion of Paid Leave
This afternoon the New Jersey state legislature voted to expand paid leave. Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon, co-directors of Family Values @ Work and leading experts on paid leave, released…
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January 9, 2019
Family Values @ Work Applauds DeBlasio Call for 10 Paid Days for All
"Everybody deserves time to rest, to heal, to provide care and to thrive, to attend kids' school events or a loved one's medical appointment and…
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November 14, 2018
2018 Elections Signal Progress for Paid Leave
What do Tuesday's election results mean for the states in the Family Values @ Work network? We can sum it up in two words: we're…
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November 5, 2018
The Attempted Snookering of a Nation
by Ellen Bravo When my sister and I were kids, my father told us a riddle about three salesmen sharing a hotel suite. At check-in,…
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October 30, 2018
Family Values @ Work on Trump Administration Transgender Policy
Statement by Family Values @ Work Co-Directors Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon on Trump Administration Transgender Policy “Family Values @ Work denounces the Trump Administration’s…
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October 2, 2018
Westchester County Pass Paid Sick Days
Statement by Family Values @ Work Co-Directors Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon on Passage of Paid Sick Days in Westchester County “Family Values @ Work…
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September 7, 2018
Statement by Family Values @ Work Co-Directors on Passage of Paid Sick Days in Michigan
“Family Values @ Work congratulates MI Time to Care Coalition for the powerful organizing that spurred passage of an Earned Paid Sick Time bill in…
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August 30, 2018
Microsoft Requires Suppliers to Offer Parental Leave
Statement of Family Values @ Work on the announcement by Microsoft that they will require suppliers with more than 50 employees to offer 12 weeks…
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August 26, 2018
For Women to Achieve Equality, We Need Real Paid Leave
We celebrate August 26 as Women’s Equality Day. This date commemorates passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution: "the right of citizens to vote…
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