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March 5, 2012
Working Parents Need Protections Now
by Ann O'Leary, Director, Children and Families Program at The Center for the Next Generation; Lecturer, Berkeley, School of Law. Ever wonder what happens to…
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February 29, 2012
Abra-ca-Dabra Arithmetic Won’t Cancel Paid Sick Days
Paid sick days are good for our economy, according to numerous studies by seasoned economists. That’s why Americans in cities and states across the country…
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February 21, 2012
Colbert Takes Family Leave; Does Law Protect Your Right To Do The Same?
Forbes Susan Adams February 17, 2012 After Comedy Central suddenly suspended new episodes of “The Colbert Report” this Wednesday and Thursday, reports surfaced that…
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February 20, 2012
Extend Labor Law Protection to Home Care Workers
The Department of Labor hopes to rectify the exclusion of nearly 2 million home care workers from minimum wage and overtime protection. It’s a long-time…
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February 14, 2012
Seattle Launches Caring Across Generations Campaign
As the nation’s population ages – an American turns 65 every 8 seconds – more families are turning to paid caregivers and taking on caregiving…
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February 14, 2012
President’s Budget a Win for Paid Family Leave
Since 2002, California, New Jersey and Washington have passed programs to make family leave affordable. Plenty of states would like to join them, but they…
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February 13, 2012
Fighting Gender Inequality in the Restaurant Industry
Name a country where large numbers of women legally earn less than minimum wage and have to drag themselves to work sick or risk losing…
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February 8, 2012
FMLA 19 Years Later: Big Impact, Big Challenges
by Ellen Bravo Nineteen years ago, an American president signed into law a measure that acknowledged for the first time that having a family shouldn’t…
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February 6, 2012
A million workers lacking paid sick days is a growing shame of the city
NY Daily News By Albor Ruiz Sunday, February 5, 2012 Council bill would end choosing between staying home and being fired “It is Dickensian,”…
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January 31, 2012
“Still Sick in the City”: NYC Report Shows Urgency for Paid Sick Days
New York may be known for sex in the city, but Nancy Rankin at the Community Service Society of NY (CSSNY) has written a compelling…
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