Last month, I wrote about a disturbing trend: States are passing “preemption” laws that prohibit a growing number of cities and counties from adopting their own paid sick days standards.
Preemption: A Growing, Calculated Threat to Democracy
From Vermont and New York City to Washington state, momentum and support for paid sick days policies are high.
Election 2012: Hope for Workers and Families
For those who advocate day in and day out for family friendly policies, this election brings hope.
Nation’s First State Paid Leave Program Turns 10 – Here’s to Many More Decades of Success for Workers, Families and Businesses
Last weekend marked a decade since California enacted its groundbreaking state paid family leave insurance program – the first in the nation.
A Sad Day and a Hopeful Lesson in Orange County
Late yesterday, it became disappointingly clear that voters in Orange County will not see a proposal for earned sick time on their ballots in November.
A Story of Deliberate Disregard for Democracy in Orange County
For anyone paying attention to the effort to establish an earned sick day standard in the Sunshine State, this is a legitimate question.
An Energizing Event for Family Friendly Policy Advocates
This month, more than 200 advocates from across the country were here in Washington, D.C., to discuss best practices and next steps in the effort to increase working families’ access to paid sick days and paid family and medical leave.
15 out of 51? Dads Expect Better
This weekend, we celebrate dads. Fathers serve as both breadwinners and caregivers in most families, just as women do. And that’s why our nation’s dads a well as its moms need workplace policies that are more family friendly.
Fathers, Families and the Urgent Need for Paid Sick Days
Just in time for Father’s Day, the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire released the results of a new study on working parents.
An Underhanded Threat to Working Families in Louisiana and Throughout the Country
Over the past year, some workers and their families have rested a little easier knowing they will be able to recover from illness or help a family member do so without sacrificing much-needed income.
As Older Americans Month Draws to a Close, Let’s Not Forget the Older Adults and Caregivers Who Need Us
May is Older Americans Month, a time to honor and show appreciation for the older adults in our lives and our communities.
New Study Shows It’s Time to Invest in Paid Leave for U.S. Workers and Families
It is no secret that millions of women are both breadwinners and caregivers for their families, the country is rebuilding its economy, and – at the same time – many federal and state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reduce spending.
19 Years
That’s how long it’s been since the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law.
Legislation America Needs
On Wednesday morning, at an event sponsored by the Center for American Progress, Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) described for the first time sweeping new legislation that he plans to introduce this spring: the Rebuild America Act.
New Study Documents Troubling Trends in Retail Industry
Retail is the nation’s second-largest sector and one of the fastest-growing industries in the country.
New Study Makes a Strong Case for a National Paid Leave Policy
At a time when working families are struggling, the economy is in trouble, and the need for family friendly workplace policies is high, a groundbreaking new study demonstrates that paid leave is good for working families, businesses and our economy.
Congress Must Protect the Lifeline Women and Families Depend On
Some things are simply unthinkable. Congress failing to protect the basic benefits that are keeping women and families afloat is one of them.
Honoring the Nation’s Family Caregivers with the Policies They Need
When President Obama proclaimed November National Family Caregivers Month this year, he described family caregiving as “heroic work… often done while caregivers balance other commitments to their families, jobs, and communities.”
Paid Sick Days: Healthier Families, More Than $1 Billion in Savings
Paid Sick Days and Health: Cost Savings from Reduced Emergency Room Visits finds that, regardless of workers’ access to health insurance, there are undeniable connections between the ways in which private sector workers use the health care system and whether they have access to paid sick days.
Despite Hard-Fought Campaign, Disappointing News from Denver
Despite months of passionate and dedicated work by the Campaign for Healthy Denver and its allies in support of a citywide paid sick days standard, Initiative 300 did not pass.
