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Does Your Child Care Center Provide Paid Sick Days?

by Karen Pesapane Zadravec | Sep 28, 2009 | Paid Sick Days

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention keeps updating its guidelines to help child care and early childhood programs – – and all of us – – respond to influenza during the 2009-2010 flu season.

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New Report: More Than 40% of Georgia Veterans Rely on Social Security

The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy and National Partnership for Women & Families Highlight the Importance of Social Security Benefits for Georgia’s Veterans and Military Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 3, 2025 – The Campaign for a Family...

Shalanda Young and Neneki Lee Join National Partnership’s Board

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 20, 2025 – Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families announced the additions of Shalanda Young and Neneki Lee to the Board of Directors. Both were appointed effective November 2025. Young brings over two decades of...

NPWF Statement on Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s Announcement of Her Retirement in 2027

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 6, 2025 – "Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been a groundbreaking, transformative leader whose vision, tenacity, dogged determination, and...

NEWS: Florida, Texas again sue FDA over abortion pill approvals

Florida, Texas Again Sue FDA Over Abortion Pill Approvals Bloomberg Law, December 10, 2025 On Tuesday, Florida and Texas filed a complaint against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for acting unlawfully when it approved, then eased safety restrictions on,...

NEWS: Judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood in 22 States

Judge Blocks Trump From Cutting Medicaid Funds for Planned Parenthood in 22 States The Guardian, December 2, 2025 A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing in 22 states a provision of Donald Trump’s signature tax and domestic policy...

NEWS: Dobbs has triggered widespread discrimination in non-reproductive healthcare

Dobbs Has Triggered Widespread Discrimination in Non-Reproductive Health Care Ms. Magazine, November 18, 2025 Physicians for Reproductive Health issued a groundbreaking research brief, “Cascading Harms: How Abortion Bans Lead to Discriminatory Care Across Medical...

The Healthy Families Act: A Section-by-Section Summary

A section-by-section summary of the Healthy Families Act, which would establish a national paid sick days standard.

Repeal, Defund and Deauthorize: The 15-Year War Against the ACA

FACT SHEET | The ACA remains widely popular, with a majority of U.S. adults favoring its provisions across political lines. Yet 15 years and over 100 attempts to repeal, defund or deauthorize later, the ACA continues to face political and legislative threats.

Latina Women and the Wage Gap

FACT SHEET | The wages of Latina women are driven down by a number of current factors including gender and racial discrimination, workplace harassment, job segregation and a lack of workplace policies that support family caregiving, which is still most often performed...