Through the Looking Glass on Contraceptive Coverage
by Debra L. Ness | Feb 6, 2012 | Reproductive Rights
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Birth control is basic health care for women.
19 Years
by Vicki Shabo | Feb 5, 2012 | Family Medical Leave Act
That’s how long it’s been since the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law.
Legislation America Needs
by Vicki Shabo | Feb 3, 2012 | Paid Sick Days
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.
Consumer Advocates Connect on Inaugural Webinar
by Eva Powell | Feb 3, 2012 | Digital Health
We had a fabulous inaugural conversation for state-based consumer advocates working on health IT implementation this week!
Calling All State Advocates
by Alice Leiter | Jan 30, 2012 | Digital Health
Welcome. We are pleased to introduce this new blog — the first step in the process of creating an online community for state-level consumer advocates.
Paid Sick Days Activity – and Energy – Continues in 2012!
by Debra L. Ness | Jan 26, 2012 | Paid Sick Days
2011 was a historic year in the effort to guarantee workers the right to earn paid sick days.
New Study Documents Troubling Trends in Retail Industry
by Vicki Shabo | Jan 24, 2012 | Fair Pay
Retail is the nation’s second-largest sector and one of the fastest-growing industries in the country.
After 39 Years, Let’s End the War on Women
by Debra L. Ness | Jan 22, 2012 | Reproductive Rights
It’s been 39 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade – but the battles over access to the full range of reproductive health care services still rage on.
New Study Makes a Strong Case for a National Paid Leave Policy
by Vicki Shabo | Jan 19, 2012 | Paid Leave
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.
Defending Progress on Health Care
by Kirsten Sloan | Jan 17, 2012 | Supreme Court and Judicial Nominations
In March, the United States Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – the health reform law enacted in 2010.
At Stake: A Fundamental Protection for Millions of Workers
by Debra L. Ness | Jan 12, 2012 | Family Medical Leave Act
It may be the single most important law ever passed to address the needs of workers trying to meet their work and family responsibilities.
Supreme Court to Decide State Workers’ Rights Under FMLA
by Sarah Crawford | Jan 11, 2012 | Supreme Court and Judicial Nominations
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral argument today in Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals – a case that could erode the right of millions of state workers to take job-protected, unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when faced with a serious illness.

