Historic Progress: 68 Percent of Private Sector Workers Now Have Paid Sick Days
New government data show that, in just two years, the share of people working for private sector businesses in the United States who can earn paid sick time has increased dramatically – to nearly 79 million private sector workers.
Reasons to Celebrate: New Paid Sick Days Laws, Anniversaries and Growing Support
As summer officially kicks off and state legislative sessions come to a close, there’s much to celebrate in the effort to increase access to paid sick days. Five new laws that will guarantee nearly two million more workers the right to earn paid sick time took effect July 1.
Paid Leave Should Be Time to Care – for All of Us
Imagine your elderly mother has pneumonia and you can’t afford time off to care for her. Imagine your husband was injured while serving in Iraq and you can’t be there during his recovery.
America’s Moms Deserve Better Than Policies That Leave Them Behind
Trump’s budget proposal includes dramatic changes to health care and a very limited paid leave policy that ignores the importance of medical leave for new moms.
#MomsDontNeed
Holidays are nice. Progress is nicer.
Standing Up for Women & Families in 2017
“This is the time to move women’s rights forward, not roll back the progress we have made over decades.”
Nurses Respond to Political Interference in Health Care
Political interference is especially pronounced in sexual and reproductive health, particularly with respect to abortion access. National nursing organizations are responding to these threats – most recently with a position statement by the American Academy of Nursing.
The Power of Data Sharing to Improve Health
When it comes to improving patient care and health outcomes, it is clear that place matters: where people live, work, worship and play affects both individual and population health in powerful ways.
The Gender Wage Gap is a Symptom We Cannot Ignore
Equal Pay Day, April 4, is the day that marks how far into 2017 women have had to work to be paid the same amount men were paid in 2016. It’s a stunning indication that something is seriously wrong, and a time to ask what we’re doing as a nation to fix the problem
New York State of Mind
GetMyHealthData is partnering with practices in New York to improve patient access to and use of health information.
Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Record on Women’s Legal Rights
Judge Gorsuch’s record on women’s legal rights shows that time and time again, his approach to the law favors employers, politicians, and other powerful entities, and hurts the individuals who rely on the law for protection.
Maryland Senate Makes History
The Maryland Senate has approved a statewide paid sick days standard, bringing the state the closest it has ever been to joining the nearly 40 jurisdictions across the country with paid sick days laws. This is a historic advance for Marylanders, as well as advocates and lawmakers who have been working for years to secure such a standard.
