A section-by-section summary of the Healthy Families Act, which would establish a national paid sick days standard.
The Healthy Families Act Fact Sheet
FACT SHEET | The Healthy Families Act would set a national paid sick days standard – a critical step toward meeting the health and financial needs of working families.
Paid Sick Days Are Good for Business
FACT SHEET | Businesses benefit when their employees have access to paid sick days. When sick workers are able to stay home, the spread of disease slows and workplaces are both healthier and more productive. Plus, workers recover faster from illness and obtain timely...
Paid Sick Days Statutes
CHART | A detailed summary of existing paid sick days laws.
Current Paid Sick Days Laws
FACT SHEET | A list of all the paid sick days laws that are or will soon be in effect in the United States.
Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Need Paid Safe Days
FACT SHEET | On the need for the country's workplace policies to provide domestic and sexual violence survivors the support and job protection they need to recover - through a paid sick and safe days standard.
Back to School Sample Letter to the Editor
Fall is challenging for any working parent. Summer is over. Kids are headed back to school – and flu season is around the corner.
Back to School Sample Letter to an Elected Official
Dear Elected Official, As our state approaches back-to-school and flu season, I want to call your attention to the state’s failure to put in place a paid sick days standard – and the very real threat that poses to the health of our children, schools and communities...
Expanding Paid Sick Days and Paid Family and Medical Leave in Response to COVID-19
FACT SHEET | The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the universal need for - and far from universal access to - paid sick days and paid family and medical leave in the United States.
New Emergency Legislation Provides Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave for Child Care for Millions
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, enacted and amended by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provides new rights to workers for short-term paid time away from work for coronavirus-related health and caregiving reasons, and...
Comparison Families First Coronavirus Response Act + CARES Act with PAID Leave Act
CHART | Comparison of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and CARES Act (P.L. 116-136), with the Provide Americans Insured Days (PAID) Leave Act (S. 3513)
Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act letter
We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to co-sponsor and advocate for swift passage of the Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act (S. 3415/H.R. 6150).
Testimony to Md. Senate Finance Committee in Opposition to Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Verification
The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization dedicated to promoting fairness in the workplace, access to quality health care and policies that help women and men meet the demands of work and family. The National...
El Acta de Familias Saludables Hoja Informativa
HOJA INFORMATIVA | El Acta de Familias Saludables establecería un estándar nacional de días pagados por enfermedad – un paso crítico para satisfacer las necesidades financieras y de salud de las familias trabajadoras.
A Better Balance “Ideas-to-Action” Guide: Examples from the New York City Paid Sick Time Campaign
As families across the United States prepare for a new school year, work-family advocates have a timely opportunity to draw attention to the need for paid sick time. This document includes ideas for back-to-school actions concerning paid sick time, as well as examples...
Lake Research Partners 2016 Election Eve Omnibus Toplines for National Partnership for Women & Families
Questionnaire and topline results for Lake Research Partners 2016 election even and election night survey
Lake Research Partners: Election Eve/Night Omnibus Survey Results on Issues of Importance to Working Families
MEMO | A summary of key finding from a national 2016 election eve/night survey conducted by Lake Research Partners and The Tarrance Group.
The Tarrance Group: Key Findings from a National Election Eve and Night Voter Survey on Working Families’ Issues
MEMO | A summary of key finding from a national 2016 election eve/night survey conducted by The Tarrance Group and Lake Research Partners.
Election Analysis Suggests Voters Reward Candidates Who Advocate for Family Friendly Workplace Policies
MEMO | A comprehensive analysis of the websites of all declared 2016 general election candidates for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and governor to quantify the extent to which candidates mentioned paid sick days, paid family and medical leave, fair or equal pay, and...
Key Findings: 2016 Election Eve/Election Night Survey
A summary of the results of a survey of 2016 general election voters conducted for the National Partnership by Lake Research Partners and the Tarrance Group showing strong support for family friendly workplace polices and the candidates who champion them.
