News & Views
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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March 4, 2025
For the Love of Georgia
On February 18th, 2025, one of Family Values @ Work’s network partners, 9to5 Georgia hosted a lobby day at Georgia’s state capital in Atlanta. Families,…
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March 3, 2025
How I Celebrated Chosen Family Day
Many of us have people in our lives who are not related to us, but serve in the role of family. They love and support…
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February 18, 2025
Breaking the Cycle: Why VDay Must Be a Call to Action
TW: violence, domestic violence, sexual assault The seeds of VDay began with the play, The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. The theater piece centered women…
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February 14, 2025
The Drama of Michigan’s Earned Paid Sick and Safe Time Continues
In 2018, Michigan passed a strong earned paid sick and safe time ballot. Subsequently, the conservative legislature worked to weaken the law, and our Network…
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February 13, 2025
A Birthday & An Anniversary
This week on February 5th we marked the birthday of a young person taken too soon, as well as the anniversary of a life-changing policy.…
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February 5, 2025
Time To Care Coalition Opposes Proposed Two-Year Delay To State’s Paid Family Leave Program
ANNAPOLIS – The Time to Care Coalition today opposed SB 355, a measure proposed by Sen. Stephen H. Hersey, Jr. (District 36 - Kent, Queen…
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February 5, 2025
FMLA Anniversary Statement
On the anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), we celebrate a landmark law that has provided millions of workers with the job-protected…
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January 28, 2025
FV@W Condemns President Trump’s Illegal Federal Funding Cuts
Family Values @ Work and our Network of state coalitions across the nation are appalled by President Trump’s illegal executive order halting almost all federal…
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