The Atlantic Why Paid Leave Could Pass in Obama’s Second Term: Americans Want It The Atlantic … new Congress and the president consider laws that help secure working families, such as paid family leave and paid sick days, according to an exit …
Obama and His Coalition: Let the Real Hope and Change Begin – RH Reality Check
According to Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a few members of Congress are currently building a movement around paid family leave that could find its way to Obama’s desk at some point in the next four years.
US Supreme Court examines role of supervisor in workplace suits – CNN
Indiana Public Media US Supreme Court examines role of supervisor in workplace suits CNN The AARP and National Partnership for Women & Families are backing Vance. Those groups worry restricting who qualifies as a supervisor would allow business …
Maryland Paid Sick Days Campaign Kicks Off
Advocates, workers, legislators, public health officials and business owners launched a campaign for a paid sick days standard for the state of Maryland last week.
Election Brings Paid Sick Days Victory in California!
Hotel workers in Long Beach, California, are celebrating after voters overwhelmingly approved a city ordinance this month to establish a living wage and paid sick days standard for those employed by the city’s larger hotels.
Election won’t end abortion/contraception debate – Huffington Post
Election won’t end abortion/contraception debate Huffington Post “It was not long ago that issues like fair pay, abortion rights, health reform, and family and medical leave had bipartisan support, said Debra Ness, president of the National …
The Urgent Need for a Paid Safe Days Standard
Domestic Violence Awareness Month may be coming to a close today, but the urgent need to prevent domestic violence and support survivors continues.
Exciting New Campaigns in Portland and Miami!
Warm weather may be gone or fading fast in many places but, when it comes to sick days, things are heating up in at least two corners of the country!
Making Sustainable Scheduling a Priority
Every day, workers across the country are forced to choose between their jobs and their health and the health of their families.
National Partnership Vice President Leticia Mederos Honored
The National Partnership is so proud that, as part of its 2012 Gala today, the Committee for Education Funding (CEF) presented our own lmederos@nationalpartnership.org with a staff recognition award.
Flexible Schedules for Tomorrow – New York Times
… need to do their part by putting in place the paid sick time and paid family and medical leave policies the country and its workers so urgently need. Debra L. Ness. Washington, Sept. 4. The …
Dems Accuse House GOP Of Passing 55 ‘Anti-Women’ Bills – TPM
TPM The Energy & Commerce Democrats included statements attacking the GOP agenda from four national women’s advocacy groups: Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America, National …
Why We Need The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – Care2.com
“These new data confirm that women work during their pregnancies. That is no surprise given the economic struggles so many families are facing. But it makes it even more unacceptable that, nearly 35 years after the Pregnancy Discrimination Act became law, so many pregnant women are reporting pregnancy discrimination,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership of Women & Families.
In Seattle, an Exciting New Reason to Celebrate this Labor Day
As of today, Seattle is the third city in the nation to guarantee workers the right to earn paid sick days — and that means working families in the city can add paid sick days to their reasons to celebrate this Labor Day.
Because Everyone Matters
The National Partnership is proud to support the new Everyone Matters campaign.
Some Plans Deny Pregnancy Coverage For Dependent Children – Kaiser Health News
Kaiser Health News Some Plans Deny Pregnancy Coverage For Dependent Children Kaiser Health News “For young girls, this is a basic health benefit that they need,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “Why …
The Romney-Ryan Budget: Taking Aim at Women’s Health Care – Huffington Post
The National Partnership for Women & Families calls the ACA “the greatest advance for women’s health in a generation.” Unquestionably, the law helps women in five key ways …
Pregnant new CEO for Yahoo! stirs US debate on working moms –
“We hope that Yahoo!, with (Mayer) at the helm, will be a pacesetter for family friendly policies,” said Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness at the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Pregnant new CEO for Yahoo! stirs US debate on working moms – gence France Presse/Yahoo! News Singapore
Moreover, the past 10 years has seen a 35 percent increase in the number of complaints to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission arising from discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness at the National Partnership for Women and Families, told AFP.
In Bloomberg’s Healthy NYC, Still Afraid to Take (on) Sick Days – The Atlantic
“It’s natural that if you’re worrying about the size of a soda,” says Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs at Washington DC’s National Partnership of Women & Families, “you’re also worrying whether the person serving it to you had no choice but to sneeze in it.”
