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Sep 26, 2013 |
“Expansion of the District’s law on paid sick days to include bar and restaurant workers…is badly needed. It is unfortunate that opponents are trotting out the same baseless, discredited arguments they used five years ago to try to block progress.”
Sep 25, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 23, 2013 |
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 23, 2013 |
Debra Ness of the National Partnership for Women and Families… called them “a tremendous victory for home care workers, fair pay, quality care and the well-being of our nation. The home care workforce has been grossly undervalued for much too long…Nearly half of home care workers rely on public assistance to make ends meet because of poverty-level wages and few benefits. These regulations will help change this grave injustice and improve working conditions.”
Sep 20, 2013 |
“We have the chance to leverage Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use Program to make significant progress in addressing disparities, said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families – the group spearheading the CPeH coalition – in a press statement.
Sep 20, 2013 |
According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, 80 percent of patients who have access to their health information through an EHR use it.
Sep 18, 2013 |
Right now, such benefits are still purely dependent on where you work. I can tell you about 100 employers that are committed to supporting new working parents, but for too many employees, the juggle is still a struggle. That’s why we joined with the National Partnership for Women and Families to demand a federal mandate for paid family leave.
Sep 18, 2013 |
“The ability to decide when and how we have children is critical to our economic well-being,” said Judy Lichtman of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Sep 17, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 17, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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