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October 16, 2014
PA Lawmakers Pass Clean Legislation Ensuring Vital Protections for Domestic Violence Survivors
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 16, 2014 Contact: Laura Brandon, laura.brandon@berlinrosen.com, 202-641-8477 (Philadelphia) -- After a bipartisan bill to protect domestic violence victims stalled for…
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September 29, 2014
Honor Evelyn Coke: No Delay in Protections for Home Care Workers
by Ellen Bravo For more than three decades, Evelyn Coke took care of elderly and disabled patients at homes throughout New York City. She got…
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September 25, 2014
Respect the Bump Gets Results as Well as Respect
By Ellen Bravo Girshriela Green got involved the day someone called saying he wanted to make a change at Walmart – the corporation that had…
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September 24, 2014
States Applaud Department of Labor Paid Family Leave Grants
As States Lead the Way, Washington, DC; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Montana to Receive Combined $500,000 to Help Advance, Evaluate Family Leave Insurance Funds For Immediate…
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September 22, 2014
YesOn4 in Massachusetts
by Ellen Bravo People who will benefit from earned sick time in Massachusetts – ballot initiative 4 – are greeting activists enthusiastically at the door.…
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September 18, 2014
Women Leaders: The Policies Women Need Are What the Economy Needs
When Secretary Hillary Clinton and five Congressional women leaders gathered today at the Center for American Progress to talk about an economic security agenda for…
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September 10, 2014
Big Win in California But More to Do
By Ellen Bravo Six and a half million Californians will have reason to celebrate today after Governor Jerry Brown signs the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces…
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September 10, 2014
East Orange, Paterson Become 10th, 11th City — 4th and 5th in NJ — to Pass Paid Sick Days
Contact: Alex Edwards, alex.edwards@berlinrosen.com, 202-800-8691 Unanimous Passage of Paid Sick Days Laws by Three Cities in One Week Signals Major Momentum for Policy that Strengthens…
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September 1, 2014
Bite-Size Compensation, Supersized Costs: A Labor Day Pledge
By Ellen Bravo McDonalds made headlines when it advised its employees to cut their food into smaller pieces to make it last longer, offered sample…
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August 30, 2014
Big Win in California But More Work To Do
Contact: Alex Edwards, alex.edwards@berlinrosen.com, 202-800-8691 (California) -- In advance of Gov. Jerry Brown's signature of California's paid sick days legislation, Ellen Bravo, executive director of…
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