Tag: Paid Family Leave
August 11, 2021
The Time for Paid Leave is Now
by Kris Garcia On Monday, I had the honor of representing the Voices of Workers group of Paid Leave for All as the campaign’s bus…
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April 27, 2021
Family Values @ Work Commends House Committee Chairman Neal for Bold Leadership on Care Infrastructure
(WASHINGTON, DC)––Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family and medical leave,…
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February 26, 2021
Health Disparities and the Black Community
I remember when my grandmother got so sick that it was beyond what love could manage and my father made the difficult decision to put…
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February 3, 2021
FV@W on the 28th Anniversary of FMLA
The 28th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) presents an opportunity to acknowledge the progress we’ve made in the time to care…
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November 7, 2020
Family Values @ Work Statement on Impact of Biden-Harris Election on the Care Agenda
Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family and medical leave,…
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September 11, 2020
Honor Grandparents With Paid Leave for All
As we approach Grandparents’ Day, I’m thinking more about how COVID has changed life as we know it. Like so many kids, ours are really…
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March 18, 2020
Family Values @ Work Network Commend Senate Passage of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
We commend the Senate for moving quickly to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, providing immediate relief to working families hard hit by the…
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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 5, 2020
27 Years After FMLA, Time To Go Further
Twenty-seven years ago, President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which established that (many but not all) workers could take unpaid, job-protected…
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January 27, 2020
Include Me: A Letter to the Members of the House Ways and Means Committee
On January 28, the Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing on Legislative Proposals for Paid Family and Medical Leave. The members of the Worker…
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