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Jun 4, 2017 |
MacKenzie Nicholson was pregnant with her second baby when she found out her mother had a brain tumor. She was forced to take time off to care for her, which cut into the vacation and sick time she was saving to supplement the three weeks of paid maternity her company offers.
Jun 4, 2017 |
“You end up with this perfect storm where workplace and public policies are mismatched to what the workforce and families need,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the non-partisan National Partnership for Women & Families.
Jun 1, 2017 |
The [National Partnership] is a heavy lifter when it comes to campaigning for more substantial health care coverage including workplace benefits like paid sick leave, eliminating the gender pay gap and ending discrimination against pregnant women and new moms in the office.
May 31, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
May 31, 2017 |
[W]e found that about 77% of them, more than three-quarters of small business owners in Connecticut, support the paid family leave legislation,” said Brittany Stalsburg who’s with [the research firm] BLS.
May 26, 2017 |
“When a pregnancy is relatively typical, uncomplicated, it’s difficult for employees to be granted simple requests such as more frequent bathroom breaks or to carry a water bottle,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
May 25, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
May 25, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
May 24, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
May 24, 2017 |
Following Trump’s Parental Leave Announcement, New Spot Reminds Viewers That Paid Leave Should Be Time to Care – for All of Us
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