Is Paid Family And Medical Leave Inevitable? Perhaps, But There’s A Long Way To Go From Here – Health Affairs
The push for paid parental, family, and medical leave is gaining traction. But legislative action in Congress is still iffy and could easily be eclipsed by events or partisan rancor over the next year.
Is Paid Family And Medical Leave Inevitable? Perhaps, But There’s A Long Way To Go From Here – Health Affairs – Health Affairs
Those who advocate for expanding paid-leave policies, such as National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra Ness, remain optimistic that it is a matter of if, not when. “Winning paid family and medical leave may finally be inevitable — but how fast we get there remains an open question,” Ness says.
Council unanimously votes to explore paid sick leave – KXAN News
Austin City Council voted unanimously late Thursday night to develop a policy for private employers to offer paid sick leave to their workers.
Maryland workers need paid sick leave, not another study – Baltimore Sun
As elected officials, Governor Hogan and I already have access to earned paid sick days. Don’t all Marylanders deserve that same opportunity?
How I Healed From My Traumatic Birth – Mothering – Mothering
Childbirth Connection’s Listening to Mothers’ Survey II found that “9 percent [of mothers] met full criteria for PTSD following their births, and an additional 18 percent had PTSS.”
How gay dads manage without paid paternity leave – Chicago Tribune
Unlike many parents, [Brent Wright] and his spouse faced some unique challenges. Because both are men, neither parent had access to a paid maternity leave policy. Because they adopted, their time away from the office began with travel to a nearby city to meet the birth mother.
Republicans’ new health bill would hit women hardest, experts say – The Guardian – The Guardian
“The whole thing is egregious,” said Katie Martin, vice president of health policy and programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families. She called the bill “an absolute disaster for women and families who rely on affordable healthcare to thrive in society.”
GOP Health Bill’s Changes Go Far Beyond Preexisting Conditions – Kaiser Health News – Kaiser Health News
“There aren’t clear answers” to what would happen if the bill becomes law in its current form and takes effect in January, said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a reproductive rights advocacy group. “I think it’s going to create chaos.”
Workers in the Triangle say paid parental leave needed. A bill in Congress could help. – News Observer
[Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand has introduced the [FAMILY Act] twice before, but supporters are hopeful that this time will be different because support for paid leave appears to be growing.
Rhode Island Will Become Eighth State to Guarantee Paid Sick Leave—and It’s No Coincidence – Rewire News Group
The Rhode Island legislature considered a paid sick leave bill last year, but it didn’t get much traction. That’s when a number of different factors intervened.