“The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives late last night, is a critical step toward ensuring the health, safety, food security and economic stability of communities, businesses, working people and families across...
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R U 4 Paid Sick Days?
by Debra L. Ness | Oct 1, 2012 | Paid Sick Days
This week, workers all across the country will be tweeting that question to candidates for office at all levels, asking them to support this basic workplace standard or explain why they will not.
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Nation’s First State Paid Leave Program Turns 10 – Here’s to Many More Decades of Success for Workers, Families and Businesses
by Vicki Shabo | Sep 30, 2012 | Paid Leave
Last weekend marked a decade since California enacted its groundbreaking state paid family leave insurance program – the first in the nation.
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Deeply Disturbing Study Shows Bias Against Women in Science Runs Deep
by Debra L. Ness | Sep 28, 2012 | Fair Pay
Just days after the release of the National Partnership’s analysis of new U.S. Census data that shows a gender-based wage gap exists in nearly every corner of the country, researchers at Yale University have published a powerful new study that shows gender impedes women’s advancement in science.
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An Issue that Affects Women in 97 Percent of the Country’s Congressional Districts
by Debra L. Ness | Sep 21, 2012 | Fair Pay
There is much talk about the challenges facing America’s families today. Often the talk is so big picture it’s hard to boil it down to what it means for real people, in their homes and communities, at their dinner tables, and in their checkbooks.
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A Step Forward in Congress for Pregnant Workers and Their Families
by Debra L. Ness | Sep 19, 2012 | Pregnancy Discrimination
It is shameful to think that, nearly 35 years since we banned pregnancy discrimination in this country, pregnant women are still being fired, forced out of their jobs and denied employment and promotion opportunities.
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A Sad Day and a Hopeful Lesson in Orange County
by Vicki Shabo | Sep 19, 2012 | Paid Sick Days
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.
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A Story of Deliberate Disregard for Democracy in Orange County
by Vicki Shabo | Sep 14, 2012 | Paid Sick Days
For anyone paying attention to the effort to establish an earned sick day standard in the Sunshine State, this is a legitimate question.
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A Roadmap to the Economy Working Families Need
by Leticia Mederos | Sep 13, 2012 | Paid Sick Days
Talk about jobs and the economy seems to be everywhere – on television, online and at millions of kitchen tables across the country.
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A Texas-Sized Disaster
by Lisa M. Hollier, MD, MPH, FACOG | Sep 11, 2012 | Choosing Health Equity
Here in Texas, Latinas and African American women fare worse than their Caucasian counterparts on almost every measure of wellness.
Hasty, Ill-Conceived Measure Threatens Workers in Orange County
by Debra L. Ness | Sep 10, 2012 | Paid Sick Days
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.
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Let’s Remember the Many Ways Grandparents Support Their Families
by Leticia Mederos | Sep 9, 2012 | Paid Leave
Today is Grandparents Day, when we pause to honor and celebrate a generation that is making enormous contributions to our families and our country.
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In Seattle, an Exciting New Reason to Celebrate this Labor Day
by National Partnership Staff | Sep 1, 2012 | Paid Sick Days
As of today, Seattle is the third city in the nation to guarantee workers the right to earn paid sick days — and that means working families in the city can add paid sick days to their reasons to celebrate this Labor Day.