Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
As Pregnancy Discrimination Act Turns 40, Congress Must Strengthen and Clarify Law
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Paid Family Leave Could Make It To Next Congress After Midterm Boost – Roll Call
Oct 31, 2018 |
Regardless of how many women win, advocates say the attention candidates are bringing to the issue should resonate in the new Congress and potentially change national policies.
Workers Now Get Paid Sick Leave in New Jersey – NBC Philadelphia
Oct 30, 2018 |
Lawmakers and [Gov. Phil] Murphy have said 1.2 million workers, many in food and personal-care services, would benefit from the new law.
Pregnant Women Are Losing Their Babies on the Job and Many Employers Don’t Care – Working Mother
Oct 22, 2018 |
Sarah Fleisch Fink, general counsel and director of workplace policy for the National Partnership for Women & Families, reminds women to “educate themselves on what protections there might be.” Even if the Pregnancy Discrimination Act can’t help you, “if there’s a Human Resources department, go to HR, or if it’s a unionized workforce, go to your union rep. Find out if people have been accommodated.”
National Partnership Stands With Transgender Community Against Trump Administration Attacks
Oct 21, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
“Won’t Be Erased” Tweets Defend Trans & Non-Binary People Against Trump’s New Reported Plan – Bustle
Oct 21, 2018 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families released a statement on Sunday, saying Trump’s reported plan is “an attempt to not only disenfranchise trans people but to enshrine ‘Proud Boy’ culture into law.” The group made it clear they were ready to join others in fighting back.
The #MeToo Workplace Policy That No One Is Talking About – The New Republic
Oct 19, 2018 |
“If you miss your court hearing, then you don’t get your protective order,” said [Marium] Durrani, who, before she joined the National Network to End Domestic Violence, was a lawyer representing victims of domestic violence in court. “Or you miss your job and your employer finds grounds to terminate you, and you probably don’t have resources to combat that. Beyond the physical and emotional implications of abuse, there are these long reaching ramifications.”
The Legislature needs to get out of the way on paid sick days – Penn Live
Oct 19, 2018 |
[The Pennsylvania Health Action Network] sees many people each year who, though insured, cite barriers to getting care, including difficulty getting paid time off from employers to see their doctors when they are ill. This is a public health crisis, and it’s one that is disproportionately affecting women, African American and Latino workers, all of whom are overrepresented among low-wage workers and among part-time workers.
Paid leave is good for babies, women, families, businesses and America. Here’s why. – Motherly
Oct 18, 2018 |
Future mothers and fathers, currently pregnant women and soon-to-be dads, new moms and dads, seasoned parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, friends and coworkers: We all need to speak up. Our voices can effect change for the next generation of working parents. Here’s how to get informed and fight for paid leave.
Paid Family Leave Would Actually Make Businesses Stronger – Motherly
Oct 18, 2018 |
With every other developed country except the United States guaranteeing workers paid leave, the feasibility of paid leave has been well-tested across the world. But nevertheless, there still remains an underlying fear that it’ll somehow be bad for businesses in this country.
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