Tag: Paid Sick Days
October 6, 2015
Emanuel McCray, Baltimore
Having cancer is stressful enough – but it’s even worse when you have no paid sick days to see a doctor or receive treatment without…
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September 29, 2015
Family Values @ Work Praises Dept. of Labor Grants to Support State and Local Paid Family Leave Initiatives
Six of the Eight Grant Recipients Include States with Active Family Values @ Work Coalitions In response to this morning’s announcement that eight states will…
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September 6, 2015
Family Values @ Work Applauds President Obama for Executive Order
Family Values @ Work Applauds President Obama for Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Days for Employees of Federal Contractors In response to the announcement of…
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August 27, 2015
Why unions fight for paid leave for all, and how you can get involved
Do unions only fight for unionized workers? No, unions have been an essential partner to Family Values @ Work in our advocacy for paid sick…
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August 26, 2015
Paid Sick Days Move Women Closer to Equality
by Ellen Bravo August 26 marks the 95th anniversary of women’s suffrage, enshrined in the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Many describe this as…
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August 5, 2015
White House Drafts Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Days for Federal Contractors
In response to the New York Times article on the Obama administration’s draft executive order that would guarantee paid sick days for employees of all…
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August 4, 2015
Family Values @ Work and Local Activists Applaud Pittsburgh City Council’s Passage of a Paid Sick Days Bill
For Immediate Release: August 3, 2015 Contact: Margy Levinson, Margy.Levinson@berlinrosen.com, 646-335-0441 Pittsburgh becomes 21st city to pass a citywide paid sick days bill Bill will…
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July 29, 2015
Belinda’s Story
On September 18, 2011, I nearly died. Unusual wind conditions- more unusual than normal, blew me over the edge of Mount Evans. One moment I…
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June 13, 2015
Family Values @ Work congratulates Oregon on its vote to pass a sick days bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 12, 2015 CONTACT: Margy Levinson, margy.levinson@berlinrosen.com, 646-335-0441 and Leslie Patterson, leslie@berlinrosen.com, 646-200-5326 Oregon becomes the fourth state to pass paid sick…
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May 13, 2015
#MissionPossible – and Necessary and Long Overdue
By Ellen Bravo If we listened to corporate lobbyists and conservative politicians, we’d spend our time dodging imaginary chunks of falling sky. Make sure all…
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