Tag: Paid Sick Days
January 15, 2010
First Lady Calls for Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Days
In a speech Thursday at the Department of Labor, First Lady Michelle Obama made a forceful call for new policies that value families at work…
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November 6, 2009
New Paid Sick Days Bill Introduced in Maine
In October, Maine State Senate President Libby Mitchell introduced “An Act to Aid in the Prevention of the Spread of H1N1 Influenza by ensuring the…
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October 27, 2009
New Report: Unions Increase Access to Family-friendly Policies
The Labor Project for Working Families and the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education recently released a report showing that unions have a…
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October 27, 2009
Giant germs out to make a point: New Yorkers need paid sick days
Super-sized germs moved among New Yorkers on Monday … not to spread disease, but a simple message: When almost half of the workers in New…
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October 15, 2009
Sick in the City: What Lack of Paid Leave Means for New Yorkers
New York Paid Sick Days coalition member A Better Balance, with Community Service Society, have released a new report, "Sick in the City: What the…
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October 8, 2009
Massachusetts Paid Leave Coalition Releases Health Impact Assessment
On October 7, 2009, the Massachusetts Paid Leave Coalition released the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Paid Sick Days in Massachusetts, produced by Human Impact…
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March 23, 2009
Our Economy Needs Family Values @ Work Now More Than Ever
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February 26, 2009
New PowerPoint Resources Available
A young single mom of three is fired for taking a day off to care for her sick child. A new mother signs up for…
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February 24, 2009
Thinking Big On Valuing Families at Work: What We Need and How to Get It
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November 14, 2008
Victory for Paid Sick Days in Milwaukee
Paid sick days won in Milwaukee by a landslide! On November 4, 69% of those voting on the initiative said, "Yes! Don't make me choose…
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