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Aug 9, 2018 |
Employees without paid sick benefits – of which there are 34.2 million in the private sector – are three times more likely to have family incomes below the poverty line, according to research from Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University published in Social Work in Health Care.
Aug 8, 2018 |
Powerful Consensus that Paid Leave Should Cover Child and Elder Care and Personal Medical Leave, Be Paid for By Employers and Employees, Make It Possible for Low-Income Workers to Afford to Take Leave
Aug 8, 2018 |
“We’re here tonight to speak up for the 350,000 people currently who do not have [paid] sick time,” local business owner Julio Lopez said.
Aug 8, 2018 |
Rather than further stressing our retirement system, a paid leave plan that is supported with very modest payroll contributions would ensure that American families have access to paid leave when they need it without compromising their ability to retire on time.
Aug 8, 2018 |
[New father Charlie] Camosy’s support for paid family leave doesn’t stem only from his positive personal experience. He feels called to advocate for it because of his Catholic faith, which teaches that both work and parenthood are important pursuits.
Aug 6, 2018 |
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation by the United States Senate would be a tremendous and enduring setback for women, and for all who care about protecting women’s health and rights, including access to abortion care; ending discrimination of all kinds;...
Aug 4, 2018 |
Dawn Dalton, the policy director at the Washington, D.C., Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said scheduling demands are consistently the largest obstacle standing between the victim and a different life: “I hear, again and again, ‘I just can’t get time off work.’”
Aug 2, 2018 |
“We appreciate that Sen. Rubio and Rep. Wagner are looking for a way to provide the paid leave America’s families urgently need,” said the Partnership’s president, Debra L. Ness, “but a program that only covers parents caring for new children, provides no leave for family care and personal medical needs, and forces parents to choose between paid leave and retirement security is absolutely the wrong way to go.”
Aug 1, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 1, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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