FACT SHEET | Overall, women in the United States are paid 75 cents for every dollar paid to men. The wage gap widened in 2023 from 2022 – the first time this has happened since 2003. When women lose income, their economic security and that of their families is...
FAMILY Act Open Letter from National and State Organizations
LETTER | On behalf of the undersigned organizations and the tens of millions of working families we represent, we urge members of Congress to become a co-sponsor of the Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY) Act.
The Healthy Families Act Fact Sheet
FACT SHEET | The Healthy Families Act would set a national paid sick days standard – a critical step toward meeting the health and financial needs of working families.
Paid Sick Days Are Good for Business
FACT SHEET | Businesses benefit when their employees have access to paid sick days. When sick workers are able to stay home to recover, it lessens the risk of contagion, making workplaces healthier and employees more productive.
Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health
FACT SHEET | Every day, millions of U.S. workers face an impossible choice when they are sick: stay home and risk their economic security or go to work and risk their health and the public’s health. The evidence is clear: When workers have access to paid sick days,...
The History of Executive Order 11246
FACT SHEET | For nearly 90 years, presidential executive orders have shaped the fight for equal employment opportunity in federal contracting. This timeline outlines the critical moments that built, expanded and ultimately eliminated Executive Order 11246.
House GOP Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Bills Threaten Women’s Ability to Thrive
FACT SHEET | House Republican leaders make their priorities clear: undoing long-standing protections for women in the workplace, slashing critical women's health programs and further restricting access to abortion and reproductive health services.
Current Paid Sick Days Laws
FACT SHEET | A list of all the paid sick days laws that are or will soon be in effect in the United States.
Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (The FAMILY Act) Section-by-Section
A section-by-section summary of the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, a comprehensive national program that helps meet the needs of new parents and people with serious personal or family health issues.
Pennsylvania Veterans Social Security and Supplemental Security Income
FACT SHEET | Fifty-five percent of Pennsylvania veterans – 360,600 vets – receive income from Social Security, such as retirement benefits or disability benefits. About 18,200 veterans receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which supports low-income people with...
Virginia Veterans Social Security and Supplemental Security Income
FACT SHEET | Thirty-seven percent of Virginia veterans – 233,900 vets – receive income from Social Security, such as retirement benefits or disability benefits. About 10,600 veterans receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which supports low-income people with...
Missed Opportunities to Expand Paid Leave and Caregiving Supports Through the Tax Code
ISSUE BRIEF | Rather than passing a comprehensive bill to create a national paid family and medical leave program, Congress's reconciliation bill uses a much narrower, business-focused tax code approach to extend a corporate tax credit that has failed working families.
Republican Budget Bill Could Close Over 140 Rural Labor and Delivery Units
FACT SHEET | Republicans in Congress are considering historic Medicaid cuts that would have a devastating impact on rural hospitals and patients, particularly on pregnant women with low incomes and their children.
Fathers Need Paid Family and Medical Leave
FACT SHEET | A national paid family and medical leave insurance program would provide mothers and fathers with much-needed pay when they need time off for family or medical reasons.
The House Reconciliation Bill Threatens Women’s Health Care At All Stages of Life
FACT SHEET | The House of Representatives voted to advance a budget reconciliation package that would result in nearly 16 million people losing health coverage nationwide - undermining the health and economic security of tens of millions of people who rely on Medicaid...
Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (The FAMILY Act) Fact Sheet
FACT SHEET | A fact sheet on legislation that would establish a national paid family and medical leave insurance program: the Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act).
Key Facts: Paid Family and Medical Leave
FACT SHEET | Key facts and stats on paid family and medical leave
Paid Family and Medical Leave: Good for Business
FACT SHEET | Leading business owners and managers recognize that every worker will at some point need time off to attend to health or family issues.
NCGJHP Letter to Congress to Protect Medicaid
LETTER | National Coalition for Gender Justice in Health Policy (NCGJHP) letter to Congress to strongly oppose any cuts to the Medicaid program currently under consideration through reconciliation.
Including a Health Equity Plan is Integral to Achieving Whole‑Person Health
BULLETIN | To support Medicaid programs and partners working to transform maternal health in their state, we developed the following Maternal Health Infrastructure Policy Checklist in parallel with the playbook support for all other model elements.
