Press Releases
June 20, 2013
REPORT: DC’s Paid Sick Leave Law Had No Negative Effect On Businesses
A new audit of Washington, DC’s paid sick leave law finds that it didn’t discourage business owners from basing their businesses in the city, nor did…
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June 20, 2013
Report: Paid sick leave doesn’t scare away new business
An audit of Washington, DC's paid sick leave program reveals skeptics were wrong about its impact on businesses The Office of the District of…
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June 16, 2013
RI Considers Paid Leave for Family Caregivers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When Jennifer Marks was pregnant with her son Shawn, her doctor ordered her on bed rest. She lost her job and…
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June 12, 2013
Small Businesses Declare Their Support For Paid Sick And Family Leave
On Tuesday, a coalition of businesses launched a website in support of earned sick leave and family leave insurance called “Better Workplaces, Better Businesses.” The site is…
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June 4, 2013
Caregivers merit temporary insurance
One of the greatest lessons I've learned as a small-business owner is that the best ideas are often rooted in simple common sense. Common sense,…
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May 28, 2013
No Vacation Nation
A recent study reveals that the U.S. is only country in the developed world that doesn't require businesses to provide paid vacation days for employees.…
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May 26, 2013
A Work-Life Ways to Go
It’s not a women’s issue, or a children’s issue, or a strictly personal issue. It’s about who we are as a nation—and who we want…
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May 23, 2013
Paid sick leave bill is long overdue: Editorial
When most people think of paid sick leave these days, they think of public employee contracts that allow workers to cash in unused sick days,…
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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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