News & Views
October 9, 2013
Celebrating FMLA in Rhode Island with Two Great Champions
By Ellen Bravo Recently I had the honor of celebrating two decades of the Family and Medical Leave Act with Sen. Chris Dodd, the bill’s…
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October 9, 2013
New York Hosts Nancy Pelosi
By Martha Baker What a great feeling when a national leader comes to your city and congratulates you on winning paid sick days – and…
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October 7, 2013
Time for Paid Sick Leave in N.J.
It's often said there's never a wrong time to do the right thing. That's why Jersey City is the first city in New Jersey -…
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October 2, 2013
Daddy’s Home!
In California, a growing number of fathers are taking advantage of paid parental leave. Many mornings this year Matt Nuttall and his friend Ryan Faulkner…
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October 1, 2013
Sen. Gillibrand Pushes to Expand Family and Medical Leave Act
WASHINGTON — Twenty years after Congress enacted the Family and Medical Leave Act, the law continues to evolve. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., wants to be…
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September 26, 2013
Bill Requiring Sick Leave Is Approved in Jersey City
JERSEY CITY — This city, the second largest in New Jersey, has passed legislation requiring businesses to offer employees paid sick leave. The City Council…
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September 26, 2013
JERSEY CITY BECOMES SIXTH CITY IN US WITH SICK DAYS LAW
Ordinance First of its Kind in New Jersey; Newark Earned Sick Days Legislation Expected Early October as Momentum Builds Statewide --- Third Win for Sick…
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September 19, 2013
In Newark, Letting Sick Workers Stay Home
Workers in Newark shouldn’t have to choose between coming to work sick or losing a day’s pay — or worse yet, their job. Every year,…
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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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