"Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694) with bipartisan support by a vote of 329-73. This critical legislation promotes healthy pregnancies for all workers and protects the economic security of America’s...
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Moving Forward on Health IT
by Mark Savage | Jul 19, 2013 | Digital Health
Delay access to health information you need now? Pause efforts to ensure that an emergency room can get your medical data from your doctor immediately, if the need arises? Patients and consumers say no.
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Advancing a Women’s Economic Agenda
by Sarah Crawford | Jul 18, 2013 | Fair Pay
It’s no surprise anymore that women are essential engines in our national and family economies. Women are nearly half of the workforce, breadwinners in two-thirds of households, and primary breadwinners in 40 percent of households with children. Women and families across the country know this reality well.
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Rhode Island Legislature Makes Paid Leave History!
by Debra L. Ness | Jul 3, 2013 | Paid Leave
Today, the Rhode Island legislature became the third in the nation to pass a law that guarantees workers paid time off to care for seriously ill family members and new children.
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Amplifying the Voices of Patients
by Debra L. Ness | Jul 2, 2013 | Choosing Health Equity
Big changes are taking place in our health care system — and it’s about time. While some innovations have been occurring in limited areas around the country, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is making bigger, bolder transformation of the health care system more of a reality.
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Advancing the Nation’s 75-Year-Old Vision of Fair Workplaces
by Debra L. Ness | Jul 1, 2013 | Fair Pay
Seventy-five years ago last week, the nation celebrated a major victory for women and families when the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) became law.
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A Tremendous Step Forward for New Yorkers and Our Nation
by Debra L. Ness | Jun 27, 2013 | Paid Sick Days
Early this morning, the New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to guarantee workers the right to earn paid sick days — taking a significant step forward for the country in giving workers this fundamental and common sense right.
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Victory for Equality!
by Debra L. Ness | Jun 26, 2013 | Supreme Court and Judicial Nominations
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a historic victory for same-sex couples and our nation’s promise of equal protection under the law.
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Progress for Working Families Sweeps the Nation
by Vicki Shabo | Jun 21, 2013 | Paid Leave
From Connecticut to Oregon to Hawaii, lawmakers in states across the country are stepping up to pass proposals that increase working families’ ability to be responsible employees and family members without sacrificing their financial stability.
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Family Leave Meant a Strong Start for My Son, My Family and Me
by David Uy | Jun 15, 2013 | Paid Leave
Eight years ago, our first son was born. Like many, I found becoming a parent to be an amazing, life-changing experience.
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Bloomberg’s Veto Will Not Stop Paid Sick Days in New York City
by Vicki Shabo | Jun 14, 2013 | Paid Sick Days
Today, despite the tremendous benefits paid sick days would have for the city’s working families, businesses, economy and public health, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed the paid sick days bill passed by the City Council last month.
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New Preemption Law in Florida Strengthens Imperative for National Paid Sick Days Standard
by Debra L. Ness | Jun 14, 2013 | Paid Sick Days
Florida Governor Rick Scott handed the organized business lobby a victory today, and the losers are workers, local governments and the fundamental principle of democracy in Florida.
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The Equal Pay Act Turns 50: The Times They’ve Been a-Changin’
by Debra L. Ness | Jun 10, 2013 | Fair Pay
1963 was a year of great change for our country. Martin Luther King, Jr., said the words “I Have A Dream,” President John F. Kennedy and civil rights activist Medgar Evers were assassinated, Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique first hit bookstore shelves and the Equal Pay Act was signed into law.