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September 17, 2013
D.C. Council May Expand Paid Sick Leave Law
Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post - Losia Nyankale has two young children and has lost money staying home to care for a sick child. In D.C.,…
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September 16, 2013
Celebrating Netsy Firestein, a Leader in Paid Family Leave
Friends of Netsy Firestein wanted to honor her work with something beautiful and enduring, like the impact of her decades of organizing. So we commissioned…
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September 15, 2013
California Shows Leadership on Paid Family Leave Once Again
by Matt James, President and Co-Founder, The Next Generation Recently, we celebrated the passage of California SB 770 (Jackson) in the California Assembly, and will…
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September 10, 2013
California Shows Leadership on Paid Family Leave Once Again
Last week, we celebrated the passage of California SB 770 (Jackson) in the California Assembly, and will watch it very closely as it makes its…
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September 10, 2013
Seattle’s Sick Leave Policy Appears to be Healthy for Business
It's been a year since Seattle's controversial mandatory paid sick leave went into effect. On Tuesday, a small group of Seattle restaurant owners said it's…
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September 10, 2013
Paid Sick Leave, One Year Later: Where’s Our Business-Killing Socialist Hellscape?
Celebrating the one-year anniversary(ish) of Seattle's Paid Sick Leave ordinance, today members of the The Main Street Alliance of Washington, a coalition representing more than…
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September 3, 2013
Jersey City May Require Paid Sick Leave
Calling it a matter of “basic human dignity,” the mayor of Jersey City wants to require all but the smallest businesses to provide their employees…
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August 30, 2013
Stop Brooding and Organize!
By Carol Joyner America’s Labor Day was established as a federal holiday in 1894. It was signed into law by Grover…
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August 26, 2013
Let’s Work for Paid Leave This Women’s Equality Day
Aug. 26 is Women’s Equality Day, marking the day that women finally won the right to vote. But we can’t really celebrate equality, because we…
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