Economic Justice Archives | Page 180 of 302 | National Partnership for Women & Families

MEDIA ADVISORY: Leading Women’s Group to Give Lifetime Achievement Award to Senator Barbara Mikulski, Honor Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Robert E. Moritz of PwC LLP

In celebration of its 45th anniversary, the National Partnership for Women & Families will hold a gala dinner honoring key champions for the policies America’s women and families need: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell, U.S....

Minneapolis Becomes First Midwestern City to Guarantee Paid Sick Days, Joining 30 Other Jurisdictions Nationwide

“The Minneapolis City Council’s vote today to approve a paid sick days ordinance that Mayor Hodges supports puts the city on track to become the first in the Midwest to ensure that most workers do not have to sacrifice a paycheck or their jobs when they...

An ‘Economic Lifeline for Millions is Finally Restored’ Thanks to Final Overtime Rule

“The final overtime rule the U.S. Department of Labor will issue tomorrow will finally end the days when people who work long hours for poverty wages are not required to receive overtime pay. By updating wage and hour protections that have been allowed to erode...

Engaging Young Texans to Call Out Politicians Who Turn Lies into Laws

Last month, our friends at Texas Freedom Network Education Fund’s (TFNEF) program for young activists, Texas Rising, hosted a series of Lies into Laws Forums on college campuses around the state to empower students to call out lawmakers who are turning lies into...

New Federal Proposal Would Take Away Hard-Fought Paid Sick Days Protections

This week, Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Calif.) introduced the deceptively named Workflex in the 21st Century Act – H.R. 4219 – in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is an obvious effort by the organized business lobby to reverse the paid sick days...

This Should Never Happen – Not Here

You may have read about Jane Doe – a 17-year-old who is being held in a government-funded shelter in Texas because she is an unaccompanied immigrant minor.Jane wanted an abortion and secured funding for it — but for more than a month, Trump administration...

Letter in support of an appropriation of $23 million for the State Paid Leave Fund within the U.S. Department of Labor

We, the undersigned organizations, express our strong support for an appropriation of $23 million for the State Paid Leave Fund within the U.S. Department of Labor. Grants made from this fund will assist states in planning, startup and outreach activities related to...

National Partnership Comments to DOL on FMLA Surveys — November 2011

On behalf of the National Partnership for Women & Families and the undersigned organizations, we thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Department of Labor’s request for comments on the proposed extension of the approval of information collection...

National Partnership Comments to DOL on FMLA Surveys — May 2011

The undersigned organizations appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Department of Labor’s request for public comment. This letter responds to the Wage and Hour Division’s proposed information collection request for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

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