“It was meant to be a first step toward a family-friendly American workplace. But it is 20 years and we haven’t gotten to the second step,” says Judith Lichtman, senior advisor to the National Partnership for Women & Families…
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FMLA 20 years on: A disconnect that’s hurting families – The Hill’s Congress Blog
Feb 5, 2013 |
Congress should listen to the voters, and take this next step. Family friendly policies are good for workers…
20 Years of Success: New Federal Study Finds Family and Medical Leave Act Has Worked Well for Workers, Businesses But 40 Percent of Workers Not Covered, and Millions More Cannot Afford the Unpaid Leave the Law Provides
Feb 4, 2013 |
Organization that Wrote, Championed FMLA Urges Lawmakers to Expand It
20 Years of Success: New Federal Study Finds Family and Medical Leave Act … – PR Newswire
Feb 4, 2013 |
TIME 20 Years of Success: New Federal Study Finds Family and Medical Leave Act … PR Newswire (press release) The National Partnership for Women & Families wrote and championed the FMLA, and has led efforts to defend and expand it in states and …
Home With the Flu? 20 Years of the Family Medical Leave Act – New York Times’ “Motherlode”
Feb 4, 2013 |
An election eve survey commissioned by the National Partnership for Women & Families found bipartisan support for laws ensuring workers the right to earn paid sick days and “creating a system of family and medical leave insurance”: 86 percent of respondents who supported both candidates considered it important, and 63 percent called it “very important.”
“Good News for Women’s Health from the Obama Administration”
Feb 1, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
100 Million Thanks!
Jan 29, 2013 |
Tuesday is the 20th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act
On Four-Year Anniversary of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Women’s Leader Urges President Obama, Congress to Advance Fair Pay Measures
Jan 29, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The Connection Between Roe v. Wade and “Feminist Pork” – Rewire News Group
Jan 28, 2013 |
“Paid family leave is likely to emerge in Obama’s second term: the National Partnership for Women and Families is currently working with Representative Rosa DeLauro and other representatives on a major family leave bill that could extend the leave that people in California, Washington, and New Jersey currently receive to all Americans.”
Paycheck Fairness Act is an Integral Step Toward the America Women and Families Need, Women’s Leader Says
Jan 23, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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