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Sep 19, 2018 |
The [American Enterprise Institute/Brookings Institution] working group’s shortcoming is especially disappointing because there are so few issues today upon which policymakers on both sides of the political aisle in Washington can agree. Paid family leave to care for a seriously ill loved one should be among them.
Sep 17, 2018 |
Yet for an epidemic that often festers in private, this study [by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health] also points to a solution in the workplace: keeping workers safe, first and foremost, and if they do get hurt, ensuring “Access to care, support, and the means to take time off of work with pay.”
Sep 17, 2018 |
State-by-State Analysis Reinforces Urgent Need for Congress to Act
Sep 16, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 14, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 14, 2018 |
Groups say these plans undermine consumer protections for people with pre-existing conditions, may discriminate on age, gender or health status
Sep 13, 2018 |
Some seniors are still participating in the workforce, and have no support in the event of serious illness or injury. Others are themselves caregivers for their family members. But all seniors would benefit from paid leave one way or the other.
Sep 12, 2018 |
As more cities mandate paid sick days for workers, the reaction from many small businesses is a big, so what?
Sep 12, 2018 |
74% of women say childbirth should not be interfered with unless medically necessary, yet only 5% gave birth without major intervention
Sep 12, 2018 |
New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today reveal that we still have much progress to make around providing health insurance to women and families and closing the wage gap, according to analysis by the National Partnership for Women & Families. The National...
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“The Advancing Support for Working Families Act, introduced today by Sens. Bill Cassidy and Kyrsten Sinema and Reps. Elise Stefanik and Colin Allred, is a deceptive bill that doesn’t actually address the realities working people face. Frankly, it...
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It was Friday, June 24, 2022, and as the news of the Dobbs decision spread, women nationwide took to the streets and social media, and they were pissed. While our anger swelled outside of the Supreme Court over the following days, Florida Representative Matt Gaetz...
Even as a quarter of Americans cite work as the number one stressor in their lives, the United States continues to be the only advanced economy that does not guarantee its workers paid vacation – time off that’s taken solely for rest and leisure outside of paid sick,...
June 2024 update: Supreme Court Dismisses Case Against FDA’s Approval of Mifepristone On June 13, the Supreme Court ruled in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, holding that the group of anti-abortion doctors and organizations that brought the case did not have...
FACT SHEET | The people of Kentucky urgently need a national paid family and medical leave program
FACT SHEET | The people of Kansas urgently need a national paid family and medical leave program
FACT SHEET | The people of Iowa urgently need a national paid family and medical leave program
