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Apr 4, 2012 |
Huffington Post The American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation organized the campaign, which is also supported by the Service Employees International Union, the …
Mar 29, 2012 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 27, 2012 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 21, 2012 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families condemned the high court’s decision as “appalling and dangerous.” It “effectively puts state workers and their families at risk when workers become pregnant or illness strikes,” said Debra Ness, the group’s president.
Mar 20, 2012 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 16, 2012 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 16, 2012 |
Amid controversy, health care law changes are under way msnbc.com Although Medicare beneficiaries may not realize that their health-care provider is participating in the program, they may start to notice changes in their care this year, says Debra …
Mar 16, 2012 |
Bloomberg Shining Shoes Best Way Wall Street Women Outearn Men Bloomberg The wage gap among all job categories has been narrowing by one-half of a cent every year since 1963, according to a study released last April by the National Partnership for …
Mar 7, 2012 |
Women’s eNews Enforcing Pregnancy Bias Law of 1978? Long Overdue Women’s eNews … senior adviser at the National Partnership for Women and Familiesin Washington, DC “Many employers continue to defy their legal obligations with impunity, leaving …
Mar 1, 2012 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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“President Obama’s decision to name Jenny R. Yang the new chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will help ensure that this critically important agency remains strong and vigilant in rooting out employment discrimination of all kinds....
"The California legislature positioned the state to make history late last night by passing a bill that would guarantee approximately 6.5 million additional California workers the right to earn paid sick days. This legislation will benefit more workers and families...
Twenty-one years ago today, the nation’s first – and only – federal law designed to help people manage the dual demands of work and family took effect. Since then, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has transformed the culture of America’s...
Yesterday brought further evidence of strong support for paid sick days when city councils in San Diego, Calif., and Eugene, Ore., passed ordinances that would guarantee workers access to this basic workplace protection. If the bills become law, it would mean that an...
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FACT SHEET | Paid family and medical leave would benefit 44,485 Latino workers in Alabama
FACT SHEET | S. 109, the deceptively titled "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act," introduced by Sen. Wicker (R-M.S.), is radical legislation that threatens women's access to medical care.
FACT SHEET | Latinos have the highest labor force participation rate of any racial or ethnic group, but they are concentrated in low-wage jobs which do not provide paid leave or paid family leave. The FAMILY Act would help to remedy this problem.
