Tag: Paid Leave
February 14, 2018
Standing By Our Values On Valentine’s Day
Feb 14th is normally a day to celebrate our relationships, and the one I have with my partner has been one of the healthiest relationships…
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February 5, 2018
Twenty-Five Years After the Passage of Family and Medical Leave Act, Better Policies Are on the Horizon
America’s evolving family policies are having real impacts on people’s lives. Taking Leave is a Better Life Lab series marking the 25th anniversary of the…
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February 2, 2018
Paid Leave Helps Cancer Patients and Caregivers
Cancer patients need a cure - and they also need paid leave. A new survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)…
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January 17, 2018
Welcome, Hawaii and Nevada!
When Family Values @ Work started our network 14 years ago, we were a group of 8 state coalitions. That number has now grown to…
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November 6, 2017
Momentum Swells for Expanded Definition of Family to Recognize Chosen Family
Momentum Swells for Expanded Definition of Family as Three Largest U.S. Cities Recognize Chosen Family in Paid Sick Days Policies State Actions since mid-2016 have…
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September 4, 2017
FV@W Welcomes Texas as Our 25th State!
Work Strong Austin Launches Earned Sick Days Campaign We are excited to welcome Texas as the 25th state in the Family Values @ Work network…
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August 31, 2017
Trans And Gender Non-Conforming Communities Need Paid Leave Now!
As the White House continues to push its ban on transgender military members, we must take a stand to support and celebrate our trans and…
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August 30, 2017
Time to Care about Unions
“As we go marching, marching, unnumbered women dead, Go crying through our singing their ancient cry for bread. Small art or love or beauty their…
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August 1, 2017
Time to Care for All of Us
On August 5, 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a law 9 years in the making, took effect. The FMLA brought huge change…
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July 12, 2017
Fact Checking Ivanka Trump’s Reply to Wall Street Journal on Paid Family Leave
Ivanka writes (Ellen Bravo's response highlighted): Providing a national guaranteed paid-leave program isn’t an entitlement, it’s an investment in America’s working families. Yes! If only…
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