News & Views
May 13, 2013
Connected By the Care We Need and the Care We Give
by Wendy Chun-Hoon My beloved professor of philanthropy, Mr. Payton, was always asking tough questions. “How will our country handle our aging? As we live…
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May 13, 2013
Wisconsin State Journal
This Mothers' Day, give Wisconsin moms what we really need -- the opportunity to earn paid time off so we can stay home to care…
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May 13, 2013
City Council Approves Bill Mandating Sick-Day Pay
The New York City Council, after years of impassioned debate, approved a bill on Wednesday that will require many businesses to offer paid time off…
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May 10, 2013
On Mother’s Day, consider paid parental leave: Opinion
This Sunday, as we honor mothers — send flowers, wine them and dine them — we should also reflect on how we treat mothers the…
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May 10, 2013
Rhode Island Rallies for Affordable Family Leave
As President of LNA Laser Technology in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Dan Gold knows the importance of attracting and retaining highly skilled workers to his…
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May 8, 2013
Moms Know the Truth About Comp Time
What working families need to know about the misleadingly named "Working Families Flexibility Act"
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May 8, 2013
Family Values @ Work is Joining Forces with Labor Project!
Ten years ago, Netsy Firestein and I were working out in a swimming pool at a conference in Orlando. For months following California’s win on…
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May 7, 2013
Domestic Partners Officially Family in Colorado
Steve hasn’t had a lot to celebrate in recent years. But he’s thrilled to have been part of a movement in Colorado that expanded the…
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May 6, 2013
What’s Wrong with Comp Time? Ask Government Workers
by Carol Joyner, National Policy Director, Labor Project for Working Families This week, Martha Roby (R-AL) will introduce the same discredited comp time bill that…
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May 6, 2013
Praise for N.J.’s family leave insurance
As the director of Working Families program at Rutgers University's Center for Women and Work, Karen White has been an unabashed supporter of New Jersey's…
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