“Working families should not decide between paying their rent or being able to take care of themselves or their families,” said Ana Gonzalez, an advocate at the Workers Defense Project.
More Than 100 Aging and Work Experts Call on Congress to Address the Nation’s Caregiving Crisis With a Strong Paid Leave Plan
For National Family Caregivers Month, 113 of the nation’s leading researchers on aging, work and family issues sent a first-of-its-kind letter to Congress today urging lawmakers to address rapidly growing demand for care by establishing a national paid family...
Cancer Patients Should Not Have to Choose Between Treatment and Work – TIME
[A]t a time when people are struggling to survive, too many are also trying to keep food on the table, make it through the workday and keep face in order to keep their job.
Find Out How Much It Costs to Give Birth in Every State – Money Magazine – TIME
While having a child is a momentous event for the parents, from a medical point of view it’s usually very routine, says Carol Sakala, director of Childbirth Connection Programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “It’s mostly healthy moms and healthy babies, so these costs are pretty shocking from that point of view,” Sakala says.
The Neuroscience of Paid Parental Leave – Scientific American
Paid parental leave (for both parents) is associated with decreased infant mortality, less postpartum depression, more breastfeeding, more follow-up doctor appointments and more involved dads—all things that promote healthy brain development.
New York state tackles paid family leave – CNBC
Plans similar to what UncommonGoods is offering will be statewide in the near future because on January 1, all New York state businesses, no matter how small, will be required to provide what’s being hailed as one of the most progressive paid leave policies in the nation.
My Turn: With paid family leave, everybody wins – Concord Monitor
In New Hampshire, 82 percent support implementing a paid family leave program and are willing to pay costs prorated on individual weekly wages.
Task force recommends sick and safe time ordinance – Duluth News Tribune
Whenever the Duluth City Council (Minn.) decides to hear it, the city’s earned sick and safe time task force is going to recommend “an ordinance be enacted requiring employers with more than five employees in Duluth provide earned sick and safe leave to all employees.”
NYC Passes Bill to Guarantee Paid Leave for Domestic Violence Victims – Broadly – Broadly
Vice President Vicki Shabo says the National Partnership has been advocating for the Healthy Families Act, a national standard “that guarantees all working people the ability to take time away from their jobs for personal illness, a family member’s illness, to get health care services, and also to deal with the effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”
City Council passes bill allowing domestic violence, sex abuse victims to take paid sick leave – NY Daily News
Domestic violence and sexual assault victims will be able to take paid time off from work under a bill passed by the City Council Tuesday.
Have You Ever Had to Work When You Were Sick? – The Nation
When a lack of health protections clashes with a sudden illness or a family member’s medical crisis, workers can become exhausted, less productive at work, and more prone to negative temperament at work and at home.
Small businesses need paid leave – News Observer
While I do feel some anxiety about mandating paid family medical leave, a proposal like the FAMILY Act would make it far more feasible for me and many other small-business owners to provide this critical benefit to our employees.
Fair Society: Contemplating the Benefits of Paid Family Leave – Indy with Kids
Ultimately, parents and other caregivers have a variety of needs, and paid family leave could ease some of the burdens many individuals face.
Trump Executive Order ‘Another Dangerous, Shameless Move to Sabotage the ACA,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Parental leave expands for California workers so they can bond with their newborns – The OC Register
Under a new law to combat workplace inequities, some 2.7 million California mothers and fathers will gain the right to a long-sought benefit: 12 weeks of job-protected leave to bond with their newborns.
Women’s groups, states resist Trump’s rollback of ACA contraceptive coverage – People’s World – People’s World
Trump’s “interim final rules” on denial of contraceptive coverage “are a discriminatory, damaging attack on women’s health and economic security,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control – NPR – NPR
“Women shouldn’t be denied access to basic health care based on their employers’ religious beliefs,” says Sarah Lipton-Lubet, a vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “We all have the right to our religious beliefs. But the way that this rule treats religion is really an excuse to discriminate.”
D.C. Native Fights to Save Universal Paid Leave – AFRO News
It’s not right that where you live in this city determines how you’re able to care for your family. We are the nation’s capital. We should be leading the way.
‘Discriminatory, Damaging’ Contraceptive Coverage Rules Would ‘Take Us Back in Time, Harm Women’s Health’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
9 Million Reasons Congress Must Act Now to Save CHIP – MomsRising – MomsRising
More than nine million children and their families who rely on CHIP for affordable health care are now at risk of losing their coverage. That’s more than nine million reasons Congress must act now to fund the program and protect kids’ current and future health,” write National Partnership President Debra Ness and Senior Health Policy Analyst Stephanie Glover.
