Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Walmart Announces Incomplete Paid Leave Policy for Employees – Slate
OUR Walmart estimates that approximately 60 percent of Walmart associates work part time, just like Bartlett. So while the paid leave policy is a major improvement for full-time associates, the policy will not be applicable for the majority of employees.
Walmart Announces Incomplete Paid Leave Policy for Employees – Slate – Slate
According to Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership, the way to fix these patchwork and uneven policies is simple: a national paid leave policy. “It’s another indication in the growing sense that it is time for the U.S. to have national paid leave,” said Shabo. “It’s obviously beneficial to workers, it’s something that is beneficial to employers, and it will be beneficial to the U.S. economy.”
‘Bright Spot’ in Maryland as Lawmakers Override Governor’s Paid Sick Days Veto, Secure Nation’s Ninth Statewide Law
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New Work Requirements Constitute an Attack on Medicaid – and on Women’s Health
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Paid Family Leave Approved For Franklin County Workers – Patch
This morning, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a new Paid Family Leave program to allow employees time to provide parental care immediately following the birth or adoption of a minor child, and to care for a covered family member who has a serious medical condition.
Sick leave law may boost public health – The News Tribune
Public health risks are compounded when staff bring bugs to work because they can’t afford to take a sick day.
At the Golden Globes, celebrities wanted to talk equal pay. But Congress has been mostly silent for more than 50 years. – Washington Post – Washington Post
Women make on average 80 cents for every dollar a man makes, says Vicki Shabo, a vice president at the advocacy group National Partnership for Women & Families. Some of that is due to women gravitating toward lower-paying careers or bouncing in and out of the workforce as they balance being caretakers. But statistical analysis says that 38 percent of those 80 cents is unaccounted for, Shabo said.
Like thousands of Coloradans, I needed paid family leave and didn’t have it – Denver Post
When Congress passed the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) nearly 25 years ago it was meant to be the first — not the only — step toward greater financial stability for millions of American families.
When my wife had a stroke, I learned how awful US sick leave was – Quartz
[W]hen I looked up requirements for companies to offer sick leave in the United States, I was shocked.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Missouri can lead on paid family leave – Columbia Missourian
Missouri state officials, on both sides of the aisle, are stepping up and serving as a model for how parental leave strengthens families and benefits employers.
Commentary: Florida bill harms health care for women – Naples Daily News – Naples Daily News
National Partnership Vice President Sarah Lipton-Lubet and Dr. Nicole Fanarjian: “By sending tax dollars to CPCs, anti-abortion lawmakers in Florida are demonstrating a total disregard for the truth, undermining a woman’s right to make her own informed medical decisions and denying her the respect and dignity she deserves.”
What’s New In 2018? Here’s A Brief Tour Of State Laws Now In Effect – NPR
Washington on Monday became the seventh state — in addition to Washington, D.C. — to require employers to offer paid sick leave to their workers.
Four Crucial Things You Should Know About New York’s New Paid Family Leave Program – Slate
Working people in New York state will ring in the new year with an important new right on the job: up to eight weeks of paid family leave (increasing to 12 weeks by 2021).
Low-Wage Workers Aren’t Getting Justice for Sexual Harassment – The Atlantic – The Atlantic Magazine
“An imbalance of power in people in two different positions is a big part of sexual harassment occurring, and I think that there’s probably nowhere that occurs more than in lower-wage jobs,” said Sarah Fleisch Fink, senior counsel for the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Paid Leave Improves Patients’ Ability To Complete Treatment – Cure Today
Patients with cancer whose workplaces offered paid medical leave had better physical and financial health, and were more likely to complete their treatments, according to a recent study conducted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
BETH MESSERSMITH: At some point everyone will need care, or time to care – WRAL
[O]ur leaders often ignore a less visible, but pressing need aging Americans face: caregiving. This usually falls to family and loved ones. About 44 million Americans provide care each year for adult family members and friends, often on top of work and other family obligations.
‘All the Wrong Priorities,’ Women’s Leader Says About Congress, President as 2017 Winds Down with Signing of Continuing Resolution, Tax Bill that Ignore Those Most in Need
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘Turn Back Now,’ Women’s Leader Urges Congress, Warning That GOP Tax Plan Includes a ‘Sham Paid Leave Proposal’ and ‘Will Bring a Very Real Attack on the Safety Net’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New York joins a handful of states with family leave. Will other states follow? – Marketplace – Marketplace
“In this past legislative session 31 states had bills introduced,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of workplace policies and strategies at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
