Press Releases
August 26, 2013
Let’s Work for Paid Leave This Women’s Equality Day
Aug. 26 is Women’s Equality Day, marking the day that women finally won the right to vote. But we can’t really celebrate equality, because we…
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August 22, 2013
VOTER SUPPORT FOR WORK-FAMILY SOLUTIONS BUILDS
Activists in Cities and States Nationwide Call for Paid Sick Days, Expanded Family and Medical Leave Insurance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2013 CONTACT: Emma…
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August 16, 2013
Americans Get Fewer Paid Sick Days Than Two Decades Ago
Compared to 1993, Americans now get fewer paid sick days from their employerson average, dropping from 10 days a year to eight for a worker who…
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August 14, 2013
Corporate Greed Is Making Us Sick
The failure of our corporate and political leaders to make sure every worker gets good health care is causing some unpleasant consequences — like widespread…
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August 8, 2013
Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding Paid Family Leave
Law360, Los Angeles (August 08, 2013, 10:08 PM ET) -- A California Assembly committee on Wednesday cleared a bill that would amend the state's Paid…
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August 8, 2013
Women’s Groups Call for Companies to Offer Paid Sick Days
Watch Women's Groups Call for Companies to Offer Paid Sick Days on PBS. See more from NJToday. A decade after New Jersey enacted paid family…
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August 8, 2013
Women Leaders Make Strong Case to Support Earned Sick Days in New Jersey
Female leaders of all stripes from across New Jersey have come together to urge the state to join a growing national movement and ensure all…
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July 23, 2013
Is This the Big Moment for Better Work/Family Balance Policies?
Those of us who have been pushing for better work/family policies know the story of how we almost had universal childcare all too well. In 1971, Congress…
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July 18, 2013
Pelosi: ‘Our success as a nation really depends on our success of women’
In a meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CA) rolled out on Thursday what they called a…
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July 16, 2013
Family Leave
Just three states guarantee workers paid time off for family leave – whether to spend time with a new baby or adoptive child, or care…
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