Press Releases
March 25, 2013
DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY PELOSI JOINS MASSACHUSETTS ELECTED LEADERS AND ADVOCATES TO CELEBRATE LANDMARK FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Healthy Families Act, Sponsored by Leader Pelosi, Would Establish National Sick Days Standard Calls for Earned Sick Time in Massachusetts Grow BOSTON—House Democratic Leader…
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March 22, 2013
Coughing Cooks Stay Home as U.S. Cities Require Paid Sick Leave
When Michael Cockrell, a cook and dishwasher in Philadelphia, was sick with the flu, he showed up for work anyway. When his 5-year-old son was…
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March 21, 2013
The growing push to require paid sick leave
The Cycle | March 21, 2013 A fight to require employers give paid sick leave to employees is about to break out in Congress. The Cycle hosts…
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March 20, 2013
PAID SICK DAYS LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS
Businesses Add Their Voice in Support Washington, D.C. - Employers and business groups are voicing support for the Healthy Families Act, which was reintroduced today…
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March 18, 2013
Forty Years Behind on Sick-Leave Policy, But Catching Up
It’s too late for Tonisha Howard, the mother of three in Milwaukee who was fired for leaving work to be with her hospitalized two-year-old. And…
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March 15, 2013
Sandwich Maker Gets Fired After Calling In Sick, Then Joins A Crusade
For three years, Ian Rizzio, 24, had been working for a Portland sandwich shop to put himself through school. He was the manager -- working…
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March 14, 2013
Letters: Denying paid sick leave is wrong on all levels
QUICK - you have to choose: money for groceries, or helping your child recover from a bout of illness. You can't do both. What do…
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March 14, 2013
PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL PASSES EARNED SICK DAYS
Earned Sick Days Will Boost the Economy, Protect Public Health, And Save Philly $10.3 Million A Year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday March 14, 2013 PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia…
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March 14, 2013
After 20 years, some want more from Family and Medical Leave Act
(ALAMY) - The United States is one of a handful of countries that doesn’t guarantee paid maternity leave. The baby shower is what Deb Brewer…
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March 13, 2013
PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL PASSES SICK DAYS, PORTLAND BECOMES FOURTH CITY WITH SICK DAYS LAW
Philadelphia City Council Vote Expected Thursday, Hearing in NYC Approaches, Legislatures in Washington State, Vermont, Massachusetts Move Bills Forward PORTLAND, OR—Adding to the growing number…
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