News & Views
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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August 16, 2018
Second Texas City Wins Paid Sick Days
Statement from Family Values @ Work “Family Values @ Work congratulates Working Texans for Paid Sick Time on its leadership in the paid sick days…
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August 1, 2018
Sen. Rubio’s Social Security Proposal is Deeply Flawed
Statement from Family Values @ Work “It’s encouraging to see bipartisan support for addressing paid leave at the national level. But the devil is in…
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July 23, 2018
Hands Off Our Paid Sick Days!
On July 24, members of Congress will hear corporate lobbyists pitch H.R. 4219, a bill to incentivize more employers to offer paid time off and…
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July 16, 2018
Real Paid Leave Values All Care
The most rewarding part of my job is talking with people who are fighting for paid leave. They experience some life event that requires care…
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July 13, 2018
Voices from a REAL Paid Leave Tele-Town Hall
The Work Family Strategy Council convened a tele-town hall on REAL paid leave July 10 to discuss what real, inclusive paid leave looks like and…
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June 28, 2018
Family Values @ Work Applauds MA Governor Baker’s Signing of Paid Leave Bill
Statement by Co-Directors Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon “On behalf of the Family Values @ Work network, we congratulate Raise Up Massachusetts and all their…
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June 27, 2018
Ellen Bravo and Leaders Discuss Paid Leave
Popular SiriusXM radio show, "Work and Life" with Stew Friedman, invited Ellen Bravo (founding director of Family Values at Work), Washington State Republican Senator Joe…
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