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Feb 11, 2019 |
The [Portland City Council Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee] held a public hearing on the ordinance Jan. 8 that lasted three hours. The vast majority of the speakers supported the ordinance, saying that workers shouldn’t have to choose between a day’s pay and taking care of themselves or a family member.
Feb 11, 2019 |
Feb 8, 2019 |
Feb 7, 2019 |
For his last few years, my dad lived in a care facility. The memory care unit staff treated him well. But he needed more than the staff. He needed my brothers and me to help him navigate his changing needs.
Feb 5, 2019 |
“We have a hotline for people to call if they’re having problems accessing paid family leave or paid sick time, which we have here in New York City,” [A Better Balance’s Sherry] Leiwant said. “We hear all the time from people how life-changing it is having these benefits and how important they are for taking care of their families.”
Feb 5, 2019 |
Feb 5, 2019 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Feb 5, 2019 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Feb 4, 2019 |
How a Political Agenda is Undermining Abortion Care and Access
Jan 31, 2019 |
The Legislature has approved a bill to expand New Jersey’s Paid Family Leave Law. It would give eligible workers more paid leave to care for a newborn or other family member and more money for each day of leave they take.
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