Children inevitably get sick – and they get better faster when their parents care for them. Unfortunately, tens of millions of workers in the United States are not able to earn paid days to care for a sick child.
State and Local Action on Paid Sick Days
Detailed summaries of state and local paid sick days campaigns, activity and legislation.
Women of Color Need a Paid Sick Days Standard
Every day, millions of workers in the United States are forced to jeopardize their wages and their jobs when they become sick or need to care for a sick child or loved one. For women – and particularly for women of color – the inability to earn paid sick days can have...
Working Women Need Paid Sick Days
Every day, millions of workers in the United States are forced to jeopardize their wages and their jobs when they become sick or need to care for a sick child or loved one. For women, the inability to earn paid sick days can have particularly devastating consequences.
Supporting State Investment in Paid Family and Medical Leave
FACT SHEET | Details on federally proposed funding to support states considering paid family and medical leave programs.
Standing Up for Women & Families in 2013
The National Partnership for Women & Families is dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and improving the well-being of our nation’s families. For more than 40 years, we have worked to promote fairness in the workplace, reproductive health and rights,...
Top Ten Consumer Benefits of Health Information Technology
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program (e.g. “Meaningful Use”) is an essential catalyst for improving the quality, safety and efficiency of care. Patients and families have already begun to experience early benefits, which will grow exponentially in...
Amicus Brief: Long Island Care at Home v. Coke
This case concerns whether a provision of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-259, relieved a commercial enterprise of its obligation to pay the federal minimum wage and overtime premiums to employees who provide health care in customers’...
Telemedicine: Improving Women’s Access to Health Care Through Innovation
Telemedicine is the delivery of any health care service or the transmission of health information using telecommunications technology. It includes videoconferencing, transmission of still images, patient portals, remote monitoring of vital signs, and more.
State Paid Leave Fund Letter
We, the undersigned organizations, express our strong support for an appropriation of $23 million for the State Paid Leave Fund within the U.S. Department of Labor. Grants made from this fund will assist states in planning, startup and outreach activities related to...
Reasonable Break Time for Nursing Mothers
Section 4207 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gives covered women workers the right to reasonable break times and a private location to express milk at work.
Paid Sick Leave Does Not Harm Business Growth or Job Growth
A bill in the New York City Council guaranteeing workers the right to earn paid sick leave is closely modeled on a law enacted by San Francisco in 2007.
Comments on the Wage and Hour Division’s Proposed Information Collection Request
The undersigned organizations appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Department of Labor’s request for public comment. This letter responds to the Wage and Hour Division’s proposed information collection request for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...
Medicaid Block Grants and Caps Will Hurt Women and Families
Medicaid, the nation’s principal safety net health insurance program, provides critical health care for millions of lower income women, including many older women and women with disabilities.
Standing Up for Women & Families in 2012
The National Partnership for Women & Families is dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and improving the well-being of our nation’s families.
Wal-Mart v. Dukes Amicus Brief
The following amici submit this brief, with the consent of the parties, in support of Respondents’ argument that the order of class certification was consistent with Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Testimony – March 1, 2011
Like many across the nation, Philadelphia’s working families are struggling harder than ever to make ends meet. For workers without paid sick days, a bad case of the flu or a child’s fever can mean the loss of a much-needed paycheck or even a job.
Paid Sick Days Survey
The following results are from a survey given to 500 Connecticut voters in response to paid sick days.
Statements from Coalition Leaders on Paid Sick Days
Reflecting the breadth of support for paid sick days, leaders of the following organizations have spoken out on Connecticut becoming the first state in the nation to pass paid sick days legislation.
Paid Sick Days Memo
On July 5th, 2011, Connecticut became the first state to pass a law giving many workers the right to earn paid sick days.
