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April 19, 2016
In a Historic Move, L.A. City Council Votes in Paid Sick Days Expansion
Angelenos Celebrate Historic Victory for Working Families Los Angeles CA -- In the latest step to raise wages and improve the quality of life for…
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April 11, 2016
Governor Brown Signs Historic Expansion of California’s Paid Family Leave
AB 908 Will Help Low Income Workers Take Paid Leave Sacramento: Today California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 908 (Gomez) which will help more low…
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April 6, 2016
Twitter joins the ranks of companies enacting generous paid parental leave policies
“It’s terrific that Twitter is implementing an expansive, gender-neutral paid parental leave policy to its employees. Like many companies, Twitter until now has offered much…
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April 5, 2016
California Home Care Workers Will Now Have Paid Sick Days
Sacramento: Today Governor Jerry Brown is signing SB 3 (Leno) - a $15 minimum wage bill into law that will impact millions of workers.…
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April 1, 2016
New York becomes the 4th U.S. state with paid family leave!
Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of coalitions in 24 states including New York, released the following statement: "We congratulate our New…
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March 2, 2016
Superstore Delivers for Paid Leave and Labor
Finally, a prime time TV show depicts what the lack of paid leave looks like for millions of Americans, the ones who stock shelves rather…
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March 2, 2016
Support Paid Sick Days Requirement for Federal Contractors
Should the federal government require businesses it contracts with to offer paid sick days to their workers? The answer is a resounding yes – and…
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February 18, 2016
Vermont Passes Paid Sick Days Bill
Family Values @ Work congratulates Vermont on passage of paid sick days bill Vermont poised to become the fifth state to pass paid sick days,…
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February 15, 2016
We Need Laws that Support Our Families: DC Paid Leave Hearing
by Ellen Bravo The hearing room at the DC City Council was packed on February 11, the witness list longer than council members could remember…
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January 12, 2016
Letters to POTUS 2016
The following are letters from all 21 states in the Family Values @ Work network to President Obama. They’re from those who’ve needed just a…
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