Washington on Monday became the seventh state — in addition to Washington, D.C. — to require employers to offer paid sick leave to their workers.
Four Crucial Things You Should Know About New York’s New Paid Family Leave Program – Slate
Working people in New York state will ring in the new year with an important new right on the job: up to eight weeks of paid family leave (increasing to 12 weeks by 2021).
Low-Wage Workers Aren’t Getting Justice for Sexual Harassment – The Atlantic – The Atlantic Magazine
“An imbalance of power in people in two different positions is a big part of sexual harassment occurring, and I think that there’s probably nowhere that occurs more than in lower-wage jobs,” said Sarah Fleisch Fink, senior counsel for the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Paid Leave Improves Patients’ Ability To Complete Treatment – Cure Today
Patients with cancer whose workplaces offered paid medical leave had better physical and financial health, and were more likely to complete their treatments, according to a recent study conducted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
BETH MESSERSMITH: At some point everyone will need care, or time to care – WRAL
[O]ur leaders often ignore a less visible, but pressing need aging Americans face: caregiving. This usually falls to family and loved ones. About 44 million Americans provide care each year for adult family members and friends, often on top of work and other family obligations.
‘All the Wrong Priorities,’ Women’s Leader Says About Congress, President as 2017 Winds Down with Signing of Continuing Resolution, Tax Bill that Ignore Those Most in Need
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘Turn Back Now,’ Women’s Leader Urges Congress, Warning That GOP Tax Plan Includes a ‘Sham Paid Leave Proposal’ and ‘Will Bring a Very Real Attack on the Safety Net’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New York joins a handful of states with family leave. Will other states follow? – Marketplace – Marketplace
“In this past legislative session 31 states had bills introduced,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of workplace policies and strategies at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Changes to the child tax credit: What it means for families – CNN Money – CNN Money
“The distribution of those benefits are skewed towards higher income families, and really paltry for lower income families,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “The overall package is really dismal for working families.”
Readers’ View: All workers deserve paid sick days – Duluth News Tribune
As small-business owners just getting off the ground, we couldn’t be more supportive of the Duluth City Council enacting a strong earned-sick-and-safe-time ordinance.
One way to tackle sexual harassment at work: better parental leave – The Guardian
Any company serious about addressing sexual harassment in the workplace should care about the women’s leadership gap. And anyone trying to close that gap must put paid time for caregiving at the top of their to-do list.
Improving Vermonters’ lives – Burlington Free Press
In addition to raising the minimum wage, initiating a new government insurance program called Family and Medical Leave Insurance, or FAMLI, would also help Vermonters to improve their ability to support their families.
Three Companies That Show Taking the Benefits High Road Is Good for Business – Slate
In October 2017, the ASBC came out with their own research showing that companies who invested in promoting family-friendly benefits, flexibility, fair living wages, cultivated inclusion, engaged with communities, for example, could improve retention of quality employees, earn better results from contractors and vendors, and attract fast-growing numbers of consumers who want to buy from values-based organizations.
‘Nobody Deserves to Live in Limbo, Uncertain and Insecure;’ Women’s Leader Urges Congress to Pass a Clean DREAM Act This Year
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Paid sick leave opt-out bill debated during House committee hearing – Safety+Health Magazine – Safety and Health Magazine
“This bill is a poorly disguised attempt to take away guaranteed sick days at a time when the evidence that paid sick days standards benefit working people and their families, businesses and communities, as well as our economy and our public health, is strong and growing,” National Partnership President Debra Ness said.
America’s Paid Leave Crisis Is Hurting Families & Driving People Into Poverty, New Documentary Shows – Romper
Zero Weeks, [Ky] Dickens’ fourth feature-length film, is a stark and poignant look at the consequences of inaction on paid leave in the U.S.
Leading Women’s Health Group Denounces Trump’s Discriminatory, Harmful Attack on Contraceptive Coverage Rules
In comments submitted last night, the National Partnership for Women & Families calls on the Trump administration to rescind its interim final rules rolling back the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) guarantee of contraceptive coverage in health insurance because...
Fast Food Has A Massive Sexual Harassment Problem – Buzzfeed News – Buzzfeed News
Sexual harassment “often involves an imbalance of power between a perpetrator and the person who is harassed,” said Sarah Fleisch Fink, director of workplace policy and senior counsel for the National Partnership.
This man was just trying to be a good dad. Instead, he got fired – The Guardian
Many fathers who take on roles stereotypically reserved for mothers find themselves fighting the same battles working mothers have fought going back decades, including the legal ones: in December 2016, Carlson sued CVS, claiming it had violated federal family leave law and demanding back pay, damages and attorneys’ fees.
The new year brings a state wage increase and paid sick leave for all employees – KIMA Action News
The minimum wage in Washington will go up once again and all employees will be able to receive paid sick leave by the beginning of next year.
