Paid Family Leave and Older Adults – National Hispanic Council on Aging
Paid family leave refers to policies that allow workers to take time off from work to recover from illness, to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newly born or adopted child.
Expansion of Family and Medical Leave Act proposed – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Twenty years after Congress enacted the Family and Medical Leave Act, the law continues to evolve.
Expanding paid sick days in the District – Washington Post
“Expansion of the District’s law on paid sick days to include bar and restaurant workers…is badly needed. It is unfortunate that opponents are trotting out the same baseless, discredited arguments they used five years ago to try to block progress.”
Workers welcome Obama’s new home health care rules – People’s World
Debra Ness of the National Partnership for Women and Families… called them “a tremendous victory for home care workers, fair pay, quality care and the well-being of our nation. The home care workforce has been grossly undervalued for much too long…Nearly half of home care workers rely on public assistance to make ends meet because of poverty-level wages and few benefits. These regulations will help change this grave injustice and improve working conditions.”
Push for LGBT data collection in Stage 3 – Healthcare IT News
“We have the chance to leverage Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use Program to make significant progress in addressing disparities, said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families – the group spearheading the CPeH coalition – in a press statement.
Exceeding Patient Expectations: 6 Simple Techniques – Physicians Practique
According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, 80 percent of patients who have access to their health information through an EHR use it.
Fair Shot Campaign Aims To Move Work/Family Policy Fight Beyond ‘Women’s Issues’ Label – ThinkProgress
“The ability to decide when and how we have children is critical to our economic well-being,” said Judy Lichtman of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
What’s Best for Babies? Moms Who Get Great Benefits – Huffington Post
Right now, such benefits are still purely dependent on where you work. I can tell you about 100 employers that are committed to supporting new working parents, but for too many employees, the juggle is still a struggle. That’s why we joined with the National Partnership for Women and Families to demand a federal mandate for paid family leave.
Poverty rate, U.S. income stuck in neutral in 2012 – Washington Times
“As a nation, we must do more to close the wage gap, which is present in every part of the country, regardless of women’s occupation, education or work patterns,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
What Do Career Women Want? – Forbes
Women are paid less than men—on average, 77 cents on the male dollar, according, most recently, to a 2013 report from the National Partnership for Women & Families.
