FMLA 20 Years Later: It’s Time To Take It Further – THELAW.TV
MLA was intended to be a “first step on the road to a family-friendly nation,” Debra Nass of the National Partnership for Women and Families, which helped draft FMLA, said. Yet in 20 years, there has been virtually no expansion.
Bill to boost family leave pay makes its way in Congress – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“We’re in a very different place. We’re in a cultural moment where the democratic forces, the political forces and the economic forces are all pointed to address the very real need of keeping people in the workforce and addressing the changing family needs of child care and elder care,” said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs.
New York senator wants paid family and medical leave for U.S. workers – Deseret News
The National Partnership spearheaded efforts to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and now leads a large coalition supporting Gillibrand’s bill.
Being family friendly takes more than words – The Hill’s “Congress Blog”
“Being a truly family friendly legislator means advancing proposals like the FAMILY Act that will help women, their families and our country.”
Happy Moms, Happy Dads, Happy Kids: Why Paid Leave Is Good for Everyone – Glamour
And hooray for that, because according to the National Partnership for Women and Families, when men are able to take paternity leave they are more involved in their children’s care and more committed throughout the child’s life.
FAMILY Act Would Guarantee Paid Family and Medical Leave for All Workers – RH Reality Check
The FAMILY Act is backed by groups such as the Center for American Progress, which proposed a similar measure in 2009, and the National Partnership for Women and Families, which wrote and helped pass the FMLA.
Confirmation of Nina Pillard Strengthens Nation’s Courts
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Study: LGBT Workers Caught in Gap Between Work, Family – Edge on the Net
So says a new study brief from the Movement Advancement Project, the Center for American Progress and by the Human Rights Campaign (in partnership with A Better Balance, Family Values at Work and the National Partnership for Women & Families). It’s called An Impossible Choice: LGBT Workers and Family Leave Laws.
El FAMILY Act se necesita desesperadamente para actualizar las normas anticuadas en los sitios de trabajo que están haciéndoles daño a las familias en los Estados Unidos
Una nueva propuesta realizaría la promesa de la FMLA dice el campeón líder de ambas propuestas
Boston Leads the Metropolis Charge to Erase Gender Wage Gap – Huffington Post
When Seattle mayor Mike McGinn read the April issued report from the National Partnership for Women and Families, he found that Seattle had the widest gender wage gap out of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country.
The FAMILY Act is Badly Needed to Update the Outdated Workplace Policies That Are Hurting America’s Families
New Proposal Would Fulfill Promise of the FMLA, Says Leading Champion of Both Bills
What Happened When I Didn’t Have Paid Family Leave – Huffington Post
According to the National Partnership for Women & Families , a mere 11 of the U.S. work force has paid family leave through their employer, and fewer than 40 percent have access to personal medical leave through an employer-provided temporary insurance program.
An important act for American families – MSNBC’s The Cycle
Vicki Shabo joins to discuss the importance of the recently-proposed Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act to millions of Americans.
Updated: Pillard makes five women judges on D.C. Circuit; groups say she will ‘strengthen’ court – Legal Newsline
Judith Lichtman, senior advisor for the National Partnership for Women and Families, said Thursday Pillard’s confirmation will help not only the D.C. Circuit but also the nation’s federal courts.
Stand For Quality Commends Committees’ Physician Payment Reform Proposal For Promoting High-Value Patient Care
Stand for Quality (SFQ) commends the Senate Finance and the House Ways and Means Committees for furthering efforts to reform Medicare physician payment by proposing a new reimbursement system that rewards quality, high-value patient care. We are pleased the plan bases...
New Act Proposes National Paid Family Leave Policy – New York Times’ “Motherlode”
“This law will make our culture in general more accepting of workers who have work-family demands,” Ms. Shabo said, “in the same way that the Family Medical Leave Act changed culture around caregiving and normalized unpaid time off.”
Stage 3 Meaningful Use Should Incorporate Criteria to Reduce Disparities, Advocates Say – HIT Consultant
The National Partnership for Women & Families states the extra time associated with announced delay in stage 3 Meaningful Use must be used to advance consumer goals.
Stakeholders Continue To Comment on New Meaningful Use Timeline – iHealthBeat
Officials working to improve pay equity for women: They’re paid 33 percent less than males – Missoulian
Those numbers persist despite the fact that there 37,454 households in Montana are headed by women, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
