News & Views
January 17, 2014
Shriver Report and Paid Leave: How Women are Pushing Back from the Brink
By Ellen Bravo Of all of the things working women need to get onto more secure economic footing, paid leave tops the list, according to…
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January 12, 2014
Florida Task Force Delivers Kill Shot to Earned Sick Time – For Now
When Florida Governor Rick Scott signed HB 655 last spring taking away the right of local units of government to enact earned sick tine, he…
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January 8, 2014
DC Expands Paid Sick Days to Tipped Workers!
With little fanfare, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on January 2 signed the law that will expand paid sick days to 20,000 tipped workers and make…
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January 6, 2014
Clinton, de Blasio, Speak Out for Paid Sick Days
2014 promises another string of wins for policies like paid sick days that boost the economic security of families and of the economy overall. Recently…
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December 21, 2013
Why We Need the Family Act
Last week, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (Family Act), a bill that would…
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December 16, 2013
The Game-Changers and the Power Behind Our Victories
Local activists joined funders and national partners at the Ford Foundation December 10 to celebrate Family Values @ Work’s tenth anniversary. A snowy day didn’t…
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December 13, 2013
Celebrating 10 Years of Wins
In honor of Family Values @ Work 10th anniversary, check out our new digital program book, highlighting ten years of winning policies that improve families,…
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December 12, 2013
Value Families with the FAMILY Act
by Ellen Bravo Our families and our economy are at a crossroad. In fact, many people would say that we’re stuck at the intersection between…
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