Tag: FMLA
November 29, 2016
Family Values @ Work Commends the DC Paid Family Leave Coalition
Family Values @ Work commends the DC Paid Family Leave Coalition for their work to restore sections of the DC Universal Paid Leave bill that…
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November 17, 2016
Statement on U.S. Elections – What Will This Mean for My Family?
Family Values @ Work is rooted in the belief that everyone should be able to take care of their family -- the people they love…
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September 4, 2016
Can LGBTQ Families Take Paid Time to Care?
Paid time to care is important for LGBTQ families of all shapes and sizes, including: same-gender couples who may or may not be raising children,…
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November 1, 2015
Setting the Record Straight on Paid Leave
As paid family and medical leave insurance gains in visibility, it’s been important to correct misinformation in the media and lift up the benefits of…
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November 20, 2014
Recognizing National Family Caregivers Month
In recognition of National Family Caregivers Month in November, the broad-based coalition of organizations pushing for the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act are…
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October 23, 2014
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Funds: Think Heartland
Mention state funds to provide wage replacement during a family leave and most people think of states on one or the other coasts. But campaigns…
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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 10, 2010
Report on the Importance of Newborn Family Leave
Supporters of the work of Family Values @ Work will be interested to read this review of the research on the importance of family leave…
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