Tag: Paid Leave for All
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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January 15, 2021
FV@W Statement on the Biden-Harris American Rescue Plan
Tonight we join with paid leave champions and organizers across the country in thanking President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris for including paid…
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January 13, 2021
The First 100 Days
This election season, we’ve seen voters and families say again and again that they need and want substantive change. They want commonsense policies that will…
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December 10, 2020
Celebrating Our GameChangers
“An honor and a treat,” “an amazing testament to the power of your network,” “you all know how to make people feel seen and cherished”––these…
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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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July 27, 2020
We Can’t Reopen Schools without Paid Leave
At Make It Work Nevada, we’ve worked hard to underscore the urgent need for paid sick days and paid family leave amid this global health…
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June 18, 2020
Celebrating Father’s Day, Honoring the Past, Hopeful for the Future
Going into Father’s Day weekend usually is a mixed bag of emotions for me. Eleven years ago, on the Friday before Father’s Day, I took…
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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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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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