Huge crowd cheers as Morristown council refuses to change paid sick time measure – Morristown Green
An overflow crowd cheered on Tuesday when the Morristown council voted against tweaking an ordinance that requires local employers to provide paid sick days to workers who earn them.
National Prematurity Awareness Month: Dispelling Five Common Pregnancy Myths – The Katy News – The Katy News
National Partnership President Debra Ness and Dr. Salil Deshpande, Chief Medical Officer at UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas, discuss five common pregnancy myths that, when taken as fact, could affect new mothers’ health and their pregnancy, and even prevent babies from having the best possible start in life.
Why Paid Leave Advocates Are Skeptical About a Last-Minute GOP Tax Incentive for Paid Leave – Slate – Slate
Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, says that this bill is only a drop in the bucket of support to businesses already taking the lead on this issue. The provision provides “a very small tax credit to businesses that voluntarily provide at least a minimal level, two weeks, of paid family or medical leave,” she said.
Why Paid Leave Advocates Are Skeptical About a Last-Minute GOP Tax Incentive for Paid Leave – Slate
Less than 24 hours before passing its tax overhaul through the House, the GOP revised the legislation to include a paid family leave tax credit. Why aren’t paid leave advocates celebrating?
Senate Republicans Shoehorn Anti-Abortion Measure Into Tax Bill – Huffington Post – Huffington Post
“The hope is that if they throw enough anti-abortion language at the wall something is going to stick,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “It’s a dubious strategy. It’s an affront to women.”
‘Weinstein effect’ is boosting inquiries about workplace harassment – USA TODAY – USA Today
“This is really an extraordinary teaching moment for our nation,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. “We are in an environment where the people coming forward, rather than being attacked or villainized, what we are seeing is that their stories are being accorded gravity,” she said.
If You’re Sick, Stay Away From Work. If You Can’t, Here Is What Doctors Advise. – New York Times – The New York Times
“For people who are living paycheck to paycheck or have significant debt, the risks of staying home and losing pay or potentially losing their job are far too great,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president for workplace policies and strategies at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
If You’re Sick, Stay Away From Work. If You Can’t, Here Is What Doctors Advise. – The New York Times
It’s clear on which side doctors come down: They say workers with the flu or a cold should use sick days far more often than they do. Though millions of Americans don’t get paid time off when they’re sick, those who do have the option often don’t take it.
Task force chairwomen’s view: Duluth workers need paid sick, safe days – Duluth News Tribune
Whether the employee is a college student trying to pay rent or a single parent dealing with a child with the flu, sickness and domestic violence don’t only affect those with full-time employment.
Chosen Family Should Be Included in Paid Leave Policy. We Already Know It Could Work. – Slate
[I]n the United States, whether you have the time and financial support for caregiving too often depends on whether you happen to work for a company that offers paid sick days or paid family and medical leave. It likely also depends on whether lawmakers or your human resources department decide your loved one counts as “family.”
