Conn. House debating paid sick leave bill – Victoria Advocate
“This is a symbol of progress for the movement and the fact that Connecticut is taking the lead really does provide a model and hope for the country,” said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs at the Washington, D.C.-based National Partnership for Women and Families.
State Senate OKs bill requiring employers to provide paid sick leave – New Haven Register
Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs at the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington, D.C., said the “most exciting and prominent action” on behalf of paid sick leave is at the municipal level, with San Francisco and Washington, D.C., requiring the benefit.
Groundbreaking Consumer Platform for Health IT Released – Healthcare IT News
… to which consumers, policy makers and other stakeholders can refer as we develop new policies,” said Christine Bechtel, Vice President of the National Partnership for …
Women take ownership in spite of pay gap – Bradenton Herald
A week or so later, new figures released by the National Partnership for Women & Families show the gender wage gap is as big as ever. Full-time working women in Florida are paid $7013 less …
Obama announces new effort to cut medical errors that cost thousands of lives … – Los Angeles Times
lives … Los Angeles Times Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a leading patient advocacy group, said Tuesday that …
Colorado’s wage gap worst for women of color, research says – Denver Post
Denver Post By Colleen O’Connor Women working full-time in Colorado are paid $9925 less per year than their male counterparts, according to new research released today by …
Marlo Thomas: Another Equal Pay Day? Really? – Huffington Post
“Women and men everywhere should call their Congress representatives and urge them to support this bill,” Judy Lichtman, a senior adviser at the National Partnership for Women and Families, told me on the phone. “That would be the most powerful way to celebrate Equal Pay Day.”
Happy Equal Pay Day! What’s there to celebrate? – Hartford Courant (blog)
The National Partnership for Women & Families just released a study that said the average pay gap for women in Connecticut is $15487 a year. If things were equal, says the …
Reform regulations fire up health debate – Politico
Politico The experiments are “at the heart of being able to get costs under control while improving care at the same time,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and …
Wal-Mart sex bias case could have wide impact – NBC News
If the plaintiffs win and are allowed to proceed with the largest class-action lawsuit ever, potentially worth billions of dollars, “it would be an extremely significant victory,” said Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness for the National Partnership for Women and Families.