Tag: paid family and medical leave
February 3, 2021
What is the FAMILY Act?
We all want healthy children, time with our family, strong communities, and a thriving economy. That’s why Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa DeLaura…
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February 3, 2021
FMLA’s Pandemic Anniversary: Money Matters
By Jennifer Morales, FV@W Network Learning Accelerator The COVID-19 pandemic is a study in impossible choices: Get tested and be forced to stay home from…
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November 4, 2020
Colorado Votes for Paid Leave!
WE DID IT! Huge congratulations to the Colorado coalition Yes on 118: Colorado Families First, led by FV@W’s anchor Colorado 9to5 and their partners, for…
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March 17, 2020
Family Values @ Work Commends Sens. Murray, Gillibrand, Rep. DeLauro for Introducing the P.A.I.D. Leave Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 17, 2020 The Family Values @ Work network, 27 state coalitions working for paid sick & safe days, family & medical…
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March 14, 2020
Family Values @ Work Statement on the Passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
We applaud House leadership for swiftly passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act with bipartisan support, and we commend Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Speaker Pelosi…
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March 13, 2020
Meet Wendy Chun-Hoon, Family Values @ Work Executive Director
Although Wendy Chun-Hoon is our new executive director at Family Values @ Work (FV@W), she’s been a part of the organization in one way or…
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February 21, 2020
The Real Cost-Benefit Analysis of Paid Leave
What is the cost of a father dying alone? Who knows the toll when chemo is what you do on your lunch hour? How do…
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February 13, 2020
It’s time for paid leave for all
This week the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on a critical issue for working families: paid family and medical leave. While…
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January 24, 2020
Setting the Course For a New Decade
Wendy Chun-Hoon, Executive Director of Family Values @ Work I step into the role of Executive Director of Family Values @ Work as we enter…
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January 8, 2020
Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program officially launched
Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program officially launched January 1, 2020. By close of business January 5, nearly 6,400 Washingtonians had already submitted applications.…
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