As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Coalition Believes No Worker Should Face Financial Ruin for Staying Home While Sick or to Care for Family
Colin Allred is the first known member of Congress to take paid paternity leave. Now he’s pushing for it nationally. – Texas Tribune
Congress Must Build on Infrastructure Package with Investments in Care and Family Infrastructure
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women urge tech giants to innovate on office return – The Hill
A Key Senate Democrat Says Passing Universal Paid Parental Leave This Fall Is A Top Priority – Buzzfeed News
Women leaving the workforce is costing the US economy $650B: report – The Hill
‘It’s a Moral Issue’: Virginia Families Need Affordable Child Care and Paid Leave – Dogwood
Doulas Hope to Regain Momentum as Covid Restrictions Ease – New York Times
Business Leaders Join Together to Call for Paid Family and Medical Leave in New Video
Six-Figure Advertising Campaign to Accompany Launch of Video
Melinda French Gates, Alexis Ohanian and others call on Congress to pass paid family leave – CNBC
Suit against NYC nonprofit alleges discrimination during, after pregnancy – HR Dive
The Pandemic Stopped Time, But For 30-Something Women, The Clock Kept Ticking – Elle
D.C. Workers Deserve Stronger Paid Leave
Black and brown people in D.C. have seen some of the worst racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths and vaccinations in the country. At the same time, the national economic fallout of the pandemic hit communities of color the hardest: people of color, particularly women, disproportionately worked in industries hit by pandemic-related closures, layoffs and reduced hours. And that is on top of the longstanding health and economic racial disparities that already existed before the pandemic.
Tensions Await Julie Su in Shaping Role as Labor’s Deputy – Bloomberg Tax
The Necessity of Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees: “Paid Leave Is Not a ‘Perk'” – Ms. Magazine
Women in the Workplace – CR Press
Witnesses Testify in Support of the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act – Just The Real News
Telethon for Documenting Black Birth Experiences Slated for June 25 – Black Enterprise
Lack of Child Care Infrastructure Costs U.S. Billions of Dollars Each Year – Ms.
