"The right to fair pay is a basic need for workers across this country and having access to quality compensation data is necessary for enforcement agencies to uphold these rights. Together, these policies will make it difficult for employers to discriminate based on...
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Roe at 45: Rising Above the Lies to Realize the Promise of Roe v. Wade
by Sarah Lipton-Lubet | Jan 22, 2018 | Reproductive Rights
Forty-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court guaranteed women’s right to abortion in Roe v. Wade, we are still defending that right and working to realize the promise of Roe for millions – especially poor women, young folks and people of color – for whom abortion care remains inaccessible.
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A Moment, a March and a Movement Poised to Win the Policies Women and Families Need
by Debra L. Ness | Jan 21, 2018 | Other
Many of us — including women, people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQ community and people with special needs, disabilities and chronic illness — recognize that Trump’s federal government is putting all of us last.
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Persistence Pays Off: Maryland Advocates, Lawmakers Secure Nation’s Ninth Statewide Paid Sick Days Law
by Sarah Fleisch Fink | Jan 12, 2018 | Paid Sick Days
The Maryland legislature voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the Healthy Working Families Act this week, which means Maryland will soon become the ninth state with a paid sick days law. Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders will gain access to paid sick days.
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Connecting Virginians to the Health Coverage They Need
by Katie Martin | Dec 22, 2017 | ACA
This year, National Partnership staff helped Virginians sign up for health coverage during open enrollment.
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Censoring Science Is Never a Good Idea
by Debra L. Ness | Dec 22, 2017 | Choosing Health Equity
Letting politics dictate health policy is outrageous! This is not what the country wants.
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Engaging Young Texans to Call Out Politicians Who Turn Lies into Laws
by Lauren Paulk | Dec 13, 2017 | Reproductive Rights
Last month, our friends at Texas Freedom Network Education Fund’s Texas Rising hosted a series of Lies into Laws Forums on college campuses to call out lawmakers who are turning lies into harmful laws.
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New Federal Proposal Would Take Away Hard-Fought Paid Sick Days Protections
by Vicki Shabo | Nov 3, 2017 | Paid Sick Days
Federal lawmakers seek to thwart paid sick days progress and undermine state and local victories through a new bill introduced this week. Contrary to proponents’ claims, the so-called Workflex in the 21st Century Act – H.R. 4219 – would not guarantee paid sick days and could actually make it less certain that working people have the sick time they need.
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This Should Never Happen – Not Here
by Debra L. Ness | Oct 25, 2017 | Reproductive Rights
Trump’s Office of Refugee Resettlement must not be allowed to prevent undocumented immigrant minors from getting the health care they need.
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Sexual Harassment: When Laws Aren’t Nearly Enough
by Judith L. Lichtman | Oct 24, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
If we want to make sexual harassment a rarity, changing the law is important, but not sufficient. We also have to change the culture.
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Paid Sick Days are Critical for Workers’ Mental Health Too
by Vicki Shabo | Oct 10, 2017 | Paid Sick Days
World Mental Health Day offers an opportunity to break down the stigma surrounding mental illness. It is also a reminder of the need to promote policies, such as paid sick days, that would help those living with a mental illness.
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9 Million Reasons Congress Must Act Now to Save CHIP
by Debra L. Ness | Oct 6, 2017 | Choosing Health Equity
Congress: Act now and fund CHIP fully. More than 9 million kids, and millions of families, are depending on you.
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A Marketing Plan Designed to Fail
by Katie Martin | Oct 4, 2017 | ACA
This open enrollment period, we have an obligation to help the more than 28 million people in this country without health insurance sign up.