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April 4, 2014

Boomer & Pals’ Call on Paternity Leave = Foul Play

by Ellen Bravo When the ump makes a bad call in baseball, the team can now cry foul, call for an expanded instant replay –…
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March 20, 2014

President Obama Calls for Paid Leave Policies

by Ellen Bravo In his most expansive statement yet in support of paid leave policies, President Barack Obama today declared that women deserve “workplace policies…
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March 20, 2014

Paid Sick Days Expansion Big Win for NYC Workers, Economy, Public Health

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 20, 2014 Contact: Alex Edwards, alex.edwards@berlinrosen.com.com, 202-800-8691 New York City -- Family Values @ Work, which helped fight for paid…
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March 6, 2014

Minnesota Joins States Working to Win Paid Sick Days

by Liz Doyle, TakeAction Minnesota Minnesota’s Earned Sick & Safe Time bill passed out of the House of Representative’s Labor, Workplace, and Regulated Industries Committee…
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March 4, 2014

FV@W’s Ellen Bravo on President Obama’s Budget

Contact: Alex Edwards, Alex.Edwards@berlinrosen.com, 202-800-8691 A statement from Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values @ Work, in response to the release of the FY2015…
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February 26, 2014

New York City Expands Paid Sick Days Law

More than a quarter million New Yorkers got a big boost yesterday when the City Council voted 45-6 to expand its paid sick days law.…
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