The Work-Life Balance Goes to Court – The Nation
“The top reason why people don’t use the FMLA when they need it is because they can’t afford an unpaid leave,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president of National Partnership for Women and Families. Meanwhile, workers have even more limited access to the unicorn of work-family accommodations, paid family leave. According to National Partnership, “Only 13 percent of workers in the United States have access to paid family leave through their employers.”
Maternal Health Advocates Urge Insurers To Cover Costs Of Birth Doulas – Illinois Public Media
Other benefits include a 9 percent reduction in the use of any pain medications, a 31 percent reduction in the use of synthetic oxytocin to speed up labor, and a 34 percent reduction in reporting a negative birth experience, according to Carol Sakala from the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Hilton offers paid parental leave to all employees, including hourly workers – Washington Post
“We’ve seen incredible momentum on the issue of paid leave,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a District-based nonprofit. “Private sector companies are adopting new policies, and although two weeks falls way short of what working parents need, it’s a great start.”
When a Big Baby Isn’t So Big – New York Times
The study, called Listening to Mothers III, was based on Childbirth Connection’s nationally representative survey of some 1,960 new mothers. It found that four out of five of the mothers who were warned they might have large babies gave birth to infants who were not large, and weighed less than 8 pounds 13 ounces.
HIPAA Changes to Help Patient Access to Health Information – EHR Intelligence
“The guidance released yesterday is an important step forward in helping patients exercise their right to access their health information under HIPAA, including electronically. Our cadre of volunteer ‘tracer’ patients has found that, unfortunately, confusion surrounding HIPAA persists and often means that patients don’t get the kind of access to their health care information they need,” said the campaign’s coordinator Christine Bechtel.
For domestic violence victims, paid sick time can be lifeline – Detroit Free Press
More than 43 million Americans don’t have paid sick time, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Paid Family Leave Gains Ground For Private, Public Sector Workers – NPR
This NPR interview features National Partnership Vice President Vicki Shabo.
We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby: The 14 Companies Making Strides In Parental Leave – The Bump
Individual families sharing their stories is the most important part of all of this—more important, even, than these companies’ policies. It’s these stories that are going to make a difference. You can start by sharing your story here with the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit fighting to make paid family and medical leave available for all working families.
How to Tell Your Boss That You’re Pregnant – U.S. News & World Report
In fact, employees have no legal requirement to tell their boss that they’re pregnant at all – although their changing bodies might eventually betray the news, says Sarah Fleisch Fink, senior policy counsel for workplace programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit, nonpartisan activist group.
4 Things You Won’t Believe Women Couldn’t Do In 1990 – Bustle
According to a 2008 survey by the National Partnership for Women & Families, only 16 percent do — which just goes to show we’ve got a lot of work to do.
