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Expecting Better: New Study Lauds Advances But Gives 27 States Grades of ‘D’ or ‘F’ for Failing to Support New Parents in the Workplace

A new state-by-state analysis released two days before the 23rd anniversary of the day the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) took effect shows that few states have expanded upon the FMLA’s unpaid leave protections or adopted other policies to help expecting...

Publication of Hospital Star Ratings by CMS is a ‘Huge Step Forward,’ Consumer Leader Says

“Consumers will be able to make smarter, better informed choices about their health care thanks to the hospital star ratings tool the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released today. Publication of the hospital quality performance scores to the...

Paid Sick Days Victories Are Having a ‘Meaningful Impact,’ According to New Federal Data, But 41 Million Workers Still Cannot Earn Paid Sick Time

“The data on access to paid sick time released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics clearly show that the growing number of paid sick days policies in this country is having a meaningful, positive impact. The coast-to-coast efforts of dedicated workers,...

This International Women’s Day, We Must #PressforProgress on Women’s Health

It’s International Women’s Day, and the National Partnership joined with U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and our allies at Protect Our Care, the Black Women’s Health Imperative and Planned Parenthood Federation of America to demand an end to the...

Women Just Can’t Win: Medicaid Work Requirements and Inadequate Workplace Policies

Here’s an idea for politicians who claim they want to help women and families become more financially secure: Don’t institute punishing work requirements in programs that are meant to help people achieve and maintain economic security. Instead, promote and...

Standing Together to Unrig the System for Working People

Working people need supportive workplace policies – and strong unions – to ensure their economic security and ability to care for themselves and their families.That’s why, today, we’re joining thousands of activists and advocates across the...

Letter Opposing Nomination of Thomas Griffith

The National Partnership for Women & Families (National Partnership) is writing in strong opposition to the nomination of Thomas Griffith to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The National Partnership is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that...

Coalition Letter Opposing Miguel Estrada

The nomination of Miguel Estrada to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has generated a great deal of controversy. Senators, organizations, major newspapers, and individuals have expressed very different views and have taken very different positions on the...

Coalition Letter Opposing Nomination of Jeffrey Sutton

We, the undersigned women’s rights organizations, write to express our strong opposition to the nomination of Jeffrey Sutton to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Jeffrey Sutton is an experienced Supreme Court litigator who has gained prominence...

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