The National Partnership for Women and Families suggests the following resources for those seeking information on the new law and suggestions of how to implement a lactation policy in their workplace.
Justice hailed for years of service on high court – Washington Post
Washington Post Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families “The civil liberties legacy of Justice Stevens is deep and broad. … Media, Groups Reflect On …
EE UU Necesita Mejorar el Sistema de Salud
Nueva Campaña Intenta Enfocar la Reforma de Salud en el Mejoramiento y la Coordinacion del Cuidado de Personas Vulnerables Mayores de Edad
Groups back proposed electronic health record definition – NextGov.com
The Consumer Partnership for eHealth, which includes the National Partnership for Women and Families, and the Pacific Business Group on Health, a coalition of companies and public sector groups that work to improve quality of care and reduce costs, also urged CMS to keep the proposed rules, arguing they will reduce medical errors and improve patient safety.
Federal Health IT Group Refines Meaningful Use Rules – InformationWeek
Committee member Christine Bechtel, VP of the National Partnership for Women and Families, suggested that a better approach might be to require pursuit of all measures, but lower the percentage of compliance required within individual areas.
Women’s Leader Echoes President’s Call to Reform Health Care, Urges More Comprehensive Protections & Supports for Workers
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families
Senate bill’s wellness provisions spur discrimination worries – Modern Healthcare
Women could face discrimination in the workplace if certain wellness provisions in the Senate health reform bill go into effect, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Abortion Limits Dropped; Anti-Mugabe Women Raped – Women’s eNews
“Today, the United States Senate put women’s health ahead of the anti-choice agenda by rejecting efforts to use health care reform to deny women the coverage for abortion services that most now have,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, based in Washington, D.C., said in a release late Tuesday
US lags in workplace protections – Marketplace (blog)
Debra Ness: It puts to rest finally many of the claims that are repeatedly made that putting in place family friendly workplace policies will …
‘Mad Men,’ Maddening Times – New York Times
“You can really see those numbers growing,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families told me of the women threatened by the …
Swine flu: Without paid sick leave, workers won’t stay home – Christian Science Monitor
“The flu epidemic really brings into sharp relief the kind of strain that this is putting on families,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
House Passage of Stupak-Pitts Amendment Betrays Promise of Health Reform & Puts Women at Risk, Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families
Bosses of America, how about coughing up a few paid sick days? – Plain Dealer
“On the one hand, you have all of our top officials saying, ‘Do the responsible thing: If you’re sick, stay home,'” Debra Ness told CNNMoney.com.
Testimony of President Debra L. Ness before House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Subcommittee on Health
Hearing on H.R. 1740, 1691, 2279, and 995 (regarding the prevention and treatment of breast cancer)
Swine flu — and no paid sick leave – CNNMoney.com
“On the one hand, you have all of our top officials saying, ‘Do the responsible thing. If you’re sick, stay home,'” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group that is pushing for paid sick leave laws.
Just grateful to have a job – GazetteXtra
The spotlight of the Great Recession has been properly on the nearly 10 percent of workers who are unemployed. But there has been far less said about the collateral damage on the 90 percent who “still have a job” but are looking at the empty seats. …
Job-related claims of pregnancy bias on the rise – The Post and Courier
MiamiHerald.com Such risk has become too high for families that depend on women for economic security, says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women … and …
Kennedy Remembered As Civil Rights Champion – NPR
“By the time you left Sen. Kennedy’s house, he knew everything that you knew,” says women’s rights advocate Judith Lichtman. “He had truly drained your brain.”
E-Health Committee Calls For Multiple Groups To Certify Records Systems – Nextgov
Christine Bechtel, a committee member from the National Partnership for Women & Families, suggested interoperability could be fostered by the exchange of scanned patient records in the Portable Document Format, better known as PDF. “This would facilitate the movement of data … by getting a piece of paper to go with the patient” in an electronic format, she said.
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