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Feb 20, 2018 |
“In yet another attack on the health and economic security of women and families, the Trump administration today released a proposed rule that would destabilize the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace and drive up costs for women and people with pre-existing conditions,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Feb 20, 2018 |
“Here you have a situation where women live longer, but they tend to live both sicker and poorer because of the caregiving they do,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit that champions women’s economic security. “With this proposal, we would be asking them to borrow against the already inadequate support they receive from Social Security.”
Feb 16, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Feb 16, 2018 |
Mr. Rubio and Ms. Trump should drop their worries about cost and expand their vision. They could pledge to offer Americans 12 paid weeks off not just for the arrival of a new child, but also if they fall sick or need to care for a family member. They could nix the idea that parents have to pay for their own benefits out of Social Security.
Feb 16, 2018 |
In December 2017, Kate Boone, 26, an account manager with Century Support Services in North Huntingdon, PA — another state without a paid family leave law — had to choose between using the unpaid FMLA leave or continuing to work while taking care of her mother, who has Parkinson’s Disease and broke her hip twice within a month.
Feb 15, 2018 |
“It’s interesting that we’re needing to decide how she should be treated in this situation when we’re not having the same conversations about other members with medical needs,” Vicki Shabo, the vice president for workplace policies and strategies at the National Partnership for Women & Families, said.
Feb 14, 2018 |
Requiring paid sick leave for all workers could help the nation better cope with public-health problems such as flu, some analysts say.
Feb 13, 2018 |
Vicki Shabo, vice president at the non-profit National Partnership for Women & Families, said the system would “reinforce caregiving norms” and “jeopardize” Social Security.
Feb 13, 2018 |
For 20 million Americans, staying home sick is a luxury. Every year, that many people go to work with a virus or infection because they don’t have paid sick leave, even though research shows that staying home prevents the flu from spreading.
Feb 13, 2018 |
[P]erhaps the fact that the LDS Church — “a major employer in the state” — already offers paid parental leave will help move discussions along at the Legislature, said Senate Minority Leader Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake City. “The more we see employers instigating this in the private sector,” he said, “it only means that the public sector needs to do the same thing.”
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