Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Why Paid Sick Leave Is Important for Your Financial (and Physical) Health – U.S. News & World Report
Employees without paid sick benefits – of which there are 34.2 million in the private sector – are three times more likely to have family incomes below the poverty line, according to research from Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University published in Social Work in Health Care.
More than 100 San Antonians speak at public hearing for paid sick leave – KENS5
“We’re here tonight to speak up for the 350,000 people currently who do not have [paid] sick time,” local business owner Julio Lopez said.
We need family leave — but not at the expense of retirement benefits – CNN
Rather than further stressing our retirement system, a paid leave plan that is supported with very modest payroll contributions would ensure that American families have access to paid leave when they need it without compromising their ability to retire on time.
Why people of faith are speaking up about paid family leave – Deseret News
[New father Charlie] Camosy’s support for paid family leave doesn’t stem only from his positive personal experience. He feels called to advocate for it because of his Catholic faith, which teaches that both work and parenthood are important pursuits.
Paid Leave From Work Can Help Domestic-Violence Victims Leave Abusers – The Atlantic
Dawn Dalton, the policy director at the Washington, D.C., Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said scheduling demands are consistently the largest obstacle standing between the victim and a different life: “I hear, again and again, ‘I just can’t get time off work.’”
Sen. Marco Rubio shouldn’t ask parents to delay Social Security to get family leave – Sun Sentinel
“We appreciate that Sen. Rubio and Rep. Wagner are looking for a way to provide the paid leave America’s families urgently need,” said the Partnership’s president, Debra L. Ness, “but a program that only covers parents caring for new children, provides no leave for family care and personal medical needs, and forces parents to choose between paid leave and retirement security is absolutely the wrong way to go.”
Rubio Paid Leave Plan is ‘Wrong for America.’ It Excludes Most Workers, Jeopardizes Essential Social Security Benefits
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Congress should set the floor on paid leave – The Hill
People need time to care for themselves or a sick loved one, which is why 44 jurisdictions have passed paid sick days. Yet, lobbyists are urging Congress to give wealthy corporations a way to evade state and local laws and go back to putting limits and punishments on their employees for using the paid sick time they’ve earned.
Imagine if you’re one of the 345,000 without paid sick days – MySanAntonio
Maythe made the decision to stay home from the bakery where she works to take care of her 9-year-old son. It turned out he had the flu, and she had to miss three days of work. She didn’t get paid for those days, and it set her family back on their bills.
A National Paid Family Leave Program Would Boost America’s Small Businesses – Morning Consult
The absence of a paid family and medical leave policy in the United States is hurting my employees and my business. It doesn’t have to be this way, however, because a plan to solve this problem has been on the table for years – only Congress declined to act on it.
What You Should Know About The New Paid Sick Leave Bill – Refinery29
While Rhode Island’s paid sick and safe leave law protects survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault so they don’t have to worry about losing their jobs while going to court or seeing a doctor, advocates argue that H.R. 4219 – the Workflex in the 21st Century Act currently on the table – would put these protections at risk.
‘An Unfair, Undemocratic, Underhanded Attempt to Take Away the Paid Sick Days Workers Have Won and Need,’ Women’s Leader Says, Blasting Deceptively Named ‘Workflex’ Bill
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
House Hearing Underscored Harm that Deceptively Named ‘Workflex’ Bill Would Cause to Women, Workers, Families Across Country
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Momentum on paid family leave is building – Denver Post
A paid leave policy designed to support workers who suddenly find themselves managing a crisis like this – not just the anticipated time off needed for childbirth, but also the sudden care need presented by a diagnosis of cancer, stroke, or even a happy but sudden adoption notification – would be a policy designed for robust voter support. Not everyone will plan to give birth, but who among us can say that we will never face an unexpected health crisis in our own family?
Christians are calling for better family leave policies. That wasn’t always the case. – Vox
A prominent Christian think tank has come out fiercely in favor of better family leave policies, defending federally mandated family leave policies on theological grounds.
Black Workers Need “Real” Not “Fake” Paid Family Leave – North Dallas Gazette
The “fake” paid family leave option, restricts participation to only maternity leave and diverts social security funds to pay for the program. […] For most Black women, social security makes up at least half of their income stream during retirement, according to the 2014 Black Women in the United States report by the Black Women’s Roundtable.
Will local LGBTQ protections be collateral damage in bid to undo Philly paid sick leave? – WHYY
A bill in the Pennsylvania legislature that intends to reverse Philadelphia’s sick leave ordinance may also affect LGBTQ employment protections.
How the slow sabotage of Obamacare may hurt America’s breastfeeding rate – Vox
The ACA did some very important things but I would say it’s only a piece of the broader constellation of measures that would improve women’s and infant’s health, said Carol Sakala, director of childbirth connection programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Paid sick leave: Almost all NJ workers will soon get it, and this is how – Asbury Park Press
The new [paid sick days] law struck a chord with some employees at Langosta Lounge. “When you miss one day, it kind of domino-effects,” said Ryan Harrington, 30, of Bradley Beach, a server there. “A little less money for whatever bill I have to pay, or something I want to do. That one day can set me back for the month.”
