The following amici submit this brief, with the consent of the parties, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant’s argument that an employee triggers the entitlement to job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by notifying the employer of the need...
2013 Work Family Strategy Council Federal Policy Agenda
challenges as personal and individual, but the reality is that nearly all workers – whether old or young, married or single, parent or not – will face urgent personal and family needs at some point in their lives. Children are born, elderly relatives need care,...
Written Testimony of Judith L. Lichtman, National Partnership Senior Advisor, on H.R.1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act
Submitted to the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Hearing on H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act
National Partnership for Women and Families 2012 Election Eve/Night Omnibus Nationwide Poll Results
How important is it to you that Congress and the President consider new laws to help keep working families economically secure, including ensuring workers the right to earn paid sick days and creating a system of family and medical leave insurance - very important,...
Standing Up for Women & Families in 2013
When campaigns end, the hard work of implementing policy begins. At a time when millions of families are facing economic distress, wage and pregnancy discrimination continue, workers are struggling without family friendly policies, women’s access to reproductive...
H.R. 5656 Undermines Overtime Law, Giving Workers Less Flexibility and Less Pay
FACT SHEET | H.R. 5656 sets up a dangerous false choice between time and money, when working families urgently need both.
Amicus Brief: Maetta Vance v. Ball State University
On Writ of Certiorari To the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ________ BRIEF OF NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES, ET AL., AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER
Amicus Brief: Sherfel v. Gassman
Brief Amici Curiae of National Partnership for Women & Families, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, Legal Momentum, National Women’s Law Center and Service Employees International Union in Support of Defendants-Appellants’ Argument for Reversal.
2010 State Action on Paid Family and Medical Leave
Paid family and medical leave helps ensure workers can perform essential caretaking responsibilities for themselves, seriously ill family members, and newborn or newly-adopted children.
Amicus Brief: Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC
Bios: Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals
Daniel A. Coleman was born February 18th, 1952, in Baltimore, Maryland. The second youngest of eight children, he was the first male in his family to graduate from college. He attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he studied...
Q&A: Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals
How does the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) work? What coverage do state employees have?
Amicus Brief: Daniel Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals
Testimony of National Partnership President Debra L. Ness Before New York City Council Committee on Paid Sick Days
Testimony of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families, On Introduction 0097-2010, In relation to the provision of sick time earned by employees. Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor.
The Family and Medical Leave Act at 20: 100 Million Reasons to Celebrate and Move Forward
2013 is the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – the first and only national law that enables workers to care for themselves and their loved ones without jeopardizing their jobs or economic security. This historic law has had a tremendous...
Work and Family Agenda for the 113th Congress
Every day, workers in the United States struggle to meet the demands of work and family because their workplaces lack basic family friendly policies. It is past time for workplaces to reflect the needs of today’s families, which include the ability to care for...
Consumer Partnership for eHealth
CPeH amplifies the consumer voice to ensure that health IT initiatives and policies are implemented according to the needs of patients and families.
The Case for a National Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program
FACT SHEET | A fact sheet on the need for and benefits of a national paid family and medical leave insurance program.
The Family and Medical Leave Act at 20: 100 Million Reasons to Celebrate and Move Forward
2013 is the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – the first and only national law that enables workers to care for themselves and their loved ones without jeopardizing their jobs or economic security.
Family Friendly Workplace Policies Must Include Grandparents
Grandparents are the glue that holds many families together - yet our workplace laws don't honor their critical role.
