Paid sick leave bill passes in Westchester County – News 12 Westchester
[O]ne small business owner in Yonkers tells News 12 he has been giving employees five to six paid sick days a year for the past 15 years. “I think people should have some personal days off, paid if you can afford it, I think it’s the right thing to do, it also makes everybody happy,” says Rich Angelori, owner of Midway Electric.
Gun violence, health care among top concerns for women, especially minorities, new survey finds – NBC News
“November will be an important time for change,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, in regards to the upcoming midterm elections next month.
‘Rise up, women!’: Angry crowds flood Capitol Hill to protest Brett Kavanaugh nomination – USA Today
After Flake announced his surprise move to tie an FBI probe to his final vote on the nominee, Amalya Smith, with the National Partnership for Women and Families, who was addressing the crowd, announced that Flake is “manning up,” triggering wild cheering. Then she added, “or, womaning up.”
Researchers Say Indiana Wants Paid Family And Medical Leave – WFYI
Researchers say Hoosiers are ready for a government program that ensures all workers have access to paid family and medical leave.
How A Boy’s Delivery Tests A ‘Team Birth Project’ Aimed At Reducing C-Sections – WBUR
Another contributor, Carol Sakala, the project’s standard practices could rein in the hospitals that perform too many C-sections. But she worries about the focus on hospitals.
Cities battle their states over paid sick leave policy – Christian Science Monitor
A split is growing between cities that want to require private companies to give workers paid sick days and states that are determined to stop them.
Family-leave policies result in healthier babies and more productive parents – Herald Tribune
“I think as a country we value hard work, supporting our family and being there for them, yet the policies to do both are not there,” Vasu Reddy, senior policy counsel for workplace programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, said.
Clarence Thomas hearing witness: Let’s not do 1991 all over again – CNN
The woman, we all know, was Anita Hill. And I was there as her story unfolded. Twenty-seven years ago, on Yom Kippur eve, I testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in my role as President of the Women’s Legal Defense Fund, which became the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Bipartisan consensus on paid family leave is a terrible thing to waste – The Hill
The [American Enterprise Institute/Brookings Institution] working group’s shortcoming is especially disappointing because there are so few issues today upon which policymakers on both sides of the political aisle in Washington can agree. Paid family leave to care for a seriously ill loved one should be among them.
How Does Arizona Fair On Family And Medical Leave? – KJZZ
It’s been 25 years since the Family and Medical Leave Act was approved by the federal government, and in the years since then, half of the states haven’t moved beyond the basics related to protection of unpaid leave.
