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May 17, 2023
Healthy Families Act and FAMILY Act Reintroduced in 118th Congress
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) reintroduced the Healthy Families Act, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and U.S.…
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May 8, 2023
Minnesota Paid Medical Family Leave Bill Passes Senate
St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota House and Senate have passed a bill that would provide paid medical family leave to employees. The legislation, which…
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April 27, 2023
Paid Leave Advocates Meet with Members of Congress
By Teena Lewis Last week, Family Values @ Work had the opportunity to advocate for Paid Family and Medical Leave, Paid Sick and Safe Days,…
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April 27, 2023
The Child Care for Working Families Act Overview
By Wakisha Newton What seems to be one of the most needed pieces of legislation to help working families with children, yet it hasn’t been…
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April 24, 2023
Autistic People and Their Families Need Paid Leave
By Preston Van Vliet Have you ever heard of the word “neurodivergent?” Neurodivergence is a broad way of describing folks whose brains function differently compared…
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April 18, 2023
Care Economy Executive Order Statement
Today, President Biden will enact an Executive Order with 50 actions to bolster and advance the nation’s care economy. Family Values @ Work (FV@W) and…
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April 13, 2023
Paid Leave Cafecito
Poder Latinx, Family Values @ Work, and The Black Women’s Roundtable joined forces to host a Paid Leave Cafecito (Coffee Talk) with U.S. Congressman Maxwell…
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April 10, 2023
Tragic Loss: The Unspoken Reason for Paid Leave
About the writer: Tony Iovieno serves as the Individual Giving Manager for FV@W. On January 29th, Tony’s family suffered a tragic loss due to a…
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April 5, 2023
I Attended the Congressional Dads Caucus
By Sammy Chavin-Grant Last week, one of my best friends Maya gave birth to her first daughter. Last week we were talking about how being…
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April 4, 2023
Introducing the Voices of Workers Advocacy Group
April Kimbrough - I began my advocacy work in 2020, when my only child was diagnosed with terminal cancer. My employer gave me a hard time…
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