Economic Justice Archives | Page 149 of 302 | National Partnership for Women & Families

Bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is an ‘Easy, Reasonable Way for This Congress to Actually Help Women and Families,’ Ness Says

“The announcement that a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress are reintroducing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act today, in advance of Mother’s Day, is encouraging for all women and families. In a country that banned pregnancy discrimination nearly...

Trump’s Religious Refusal Order Will ‘Jeopardize Women’s Health, Equity and Economic Security,’ Ness Says

“President Trump’s executive order, issued today, is a callous attack on the fundamental American value that religion should not be used to discriminate against others. This action will jeopardize women’s health, equity and economic security by...

House Passage of the American Health Care Act a ‘Callous Move That Imperils Women’s Health and Economic Security,’ Ness Says, Noting That ‘Trump’s Best Day So Far Is America’s Worst’

“In a callous move that imperils women’s health and economic security, the House of Representatives today passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), an atrocious and damaging bill that would strip health coverage from 24 million people, raise health care...

Hey NASCAR Parents, Paid Leave Is the Pit Stop You Need to Keep Your Families Racing

As women and families in the U.S. continue to navigate the “new normal” — sending children back to school, more of the workforce returning to in-person workspaces, and caregiving responsibilities continuing to increase — the priority of our...

Unprepared: Reflections of a Labor and Delivery Nurse

As a labor and delivery nurse, I have seen first-hand the devastating effects of untreated substance use disorders (SUD) and mental illnesses in pregnancy and postpartum-- as one of the many ways our healthcare system fails to support and care for these moms and...

On This ADA Anniversary, We’re Thinking About Reproductive Health and Disability Justice

This week marks 31 years of the  Americans with Disability Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. However, despite the promise of this law and the progress made in the last two decades, ableism continues to...

Consumer Principles for Health and Care Planning in an Electronic Environment

Consumers envision the next generation of care plans as a multidimensional, person-centered planning process built on a dynamic, electronic platform. The Consumer Partnership for eHealth developed a set of Consumer Principles to guide policy efforts to build the...

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Coalition Letter to Congress

A letter to Congress from a coalition of 155 groups nationwide that is calling for passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

North Carolina Justice Center & the Working Families Flexibility Act, H.R. 1406

I am writing to voice the North Carolina Justice Center’s concerns about the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1406), which allows employers to offer comp time instead of time-and-a-half pay to hourly, non-supervisory workers who work over 40 hours per week.

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