FMLA still helping families cope with illness – The Seattle Times
“It was meant to be a first step toward a family-friendly American workplace. But it is 20 years and we haven’t gotten to the second step,” says Judith Lichtman, senior advisor to the National Partnership for Women & Families…
FMLA 20 years on: A disconnect that’s hurting families – The Hill’s Congress Blog
Congress should listen to the voters, and take this next step. Family friendly policies are good for workers…
20 Years of Success: New Federal Study Finds Family and Medical Leave Act … – PR Newswire
TIME 20 Years of Success: New Federal Study Finds Family and Medical Leave Act … PR Newswire (press release) The National Partnership for Women & Families wrote and championed the FMLA, and has led efforts to defend and expand it in states and …
Home With the Flu? 20 Years of the Family Medical Leave Act – New York Times’ “Motherlode”
An election eve survey commissioned by the National Partnership for Women & Families found bipartisan support for laws ensuring workers the right to earn paid sick days and “creating a system of family and medical leave insurance”: 86 percent of respondents who supported both candidates considered it important, and 63 percent called it “very important.”
The Connection Between Roe v. Wade and “Feminist Pork” – Rewire News Group
“Paid family leave is likely to emerge in Obama’s second term: the National Partnership for Women and Families is currently working with Representative Rosa DeLauro and other representatives on a major family leave bill that could extend the leave that people in California, Washington, and New Jersey currently receive to all Americans.”
We Must Stand Up to Efforts to Roll Back Abortion Rights – U.S. News & World Report
By Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families. January 22, 2013. About Debra Ness: Debra L. Ness is president of the National …
The health advantages of sick days – Washington Post
The health advantages of sick days Washington Post … for paid sick days would not stop the flu, but it would mean that more people could stay home when they get it. It should be a high priority for Congress.
Flu is upon us: to call in sick or not to call in sick? – WBEZ
Vicki Shabo directs work and family programs for the National Partnership for Women and Families. She says a big problem being overlooked is that at least 40 percent of the people who work in the United States don’t have paid sick leave.
We Can’t All Be Royals – The American Prospect
The National Partnership for Women & Families just released an exit poll showing that three-quarters of voters struggle to meet both work and family responsibilities. Nearly four in ten said it’s a hardship “all the time” or “very often”—shockingly high.
Conservative Birthrate Panic: Our Hope for Better Work/Family Policies? – The Nation. (blog)
The Nation. (blog) A new poll, out this week from Lake Research Partners and The Tarrance Group for the National Partnership for Women & Families, found …