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Feb 5, 2018 |
“It is past time for Congress to fulfill the promise of the FMLA by passing a national paid family and medical leave plan. But not just any plan will do. Lawmakers should consider the evidence and support the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, the leading paid leave proposal in Congress.”
Feb 2, 2018 |
Congressional Reception to be Held on Monday, February 5
Feb 1, 2018 |
About 85,000 California men took paid family leave in California during the 2017 fiscal year, double the number that took paternity leave in 2009, according to the latest figures from the California Employment Development Department.
Feb 1, 2018 |
As part of a coalition led by organizations including the Restaurant Opportunities Center United and the National Employment Law Project, the National Partnership for Women & Families submitted comments today opposing a rule that could cost tipped workers an...
Jan 30, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jan 29, 2018 |
Organization Behind the Family and Medical Leave Act Releases Data Demonstrating the Scope of the Nation’s Paid Leave Crisis in All 50 States
Jan 29, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jan 29, 2018 |
[I]f you have flu symptoms, you should stay home — and if your child is sick, you shouldn’t send him or her to school. Thanks to New York City’s paid sick leave law, we can all do that.
Jan 26, 2018 |
Being on the advisory board of the Workforce Accelerator 2025, the board of the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the statewide champion of the Manufacturing Sector Partnership Initiative, and former chair of New Hampshire’s Business and Industry Association, I am very much aware of the workforce development challenges facing the state. A paid leave program in New Hampshire would be a workforce driver for the state.
Jan 25, 2018 |
“The Family and Medical Leave Act [FMLA] provides only 12 weeks of unpaid leave around the birth or adoption of a child,” says Vicki Shabo, the vice president for workplace policies and strategies at National Partnership for Women & Families. “So it’s up to employers across the country, including employers in congress like Senators [to decide] whether they offer pay during that time.”
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“As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the reality is that women in the United States still face a punishing wage gap, one that is even worse for women of color. The Paycheck Fairness Act, introduced today by Sen. Patty Murray...
Today, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) along with the National Partnership for Women & Families released the results of "The Project on Facility Guidelines for the Safe Performance of Primary Care and Gynecology Procedures in...
“It has been forty-six years since the right to have an abortion was affirmed by the nation’s Supreme Court, yet in 2019 that right remains out of reach for far too many. People who want to access abortion care face hurdles in every direction; from state...
Resilient is often used to describe Latinas/xs. Resilient in a country where our communities, time and time again, face discrimination and obstacles to living safe, healthy lives. Now resilient in a post-Dobbs society where millions of people across the nation are...
While today’s jobs data indicate a strong economy, there are some notable trends behind the headlines that are important to women. First, the labor force participation rate for Black women and men 20 and older peaked during the spring at 63.9 percent for Black women...
More Latinas Are Living in States With Abortion Bans and Restrictions, New Report Finds NBC News, October 3, 2023 Latinas remain the largest group of women of color in the nation impacted by current or likely state abortion bans more than a year after the Supreme...
Gender labor force participation rate chart, linked to in A Caring, Aging Nation brief
55+ labor force participation by state, linked to in A Caring, Aging Nation brief
Birth rates by state, linked to in A Caring, Aging Nation brief
