Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
More Than 100 Aging and Work Experts Call on Congress to Address the Nation’s Caregiving Crisis With a Strong Paid Leave Plan
For National Family Caregivers Month, 113 of the nation’s leading researchers on aging, work and family issues sent a first-of-its-kind letter to Congress today urging lawmakers to address rapidly growing demand for care by establishing a national paid family...
100 Aging, Work Experts Call on Congress to Address Caregiving Crisis with Strong Paid Leave Plan – PR Newswire – PR Newswire
“We applaud the signers of this letter for pushing for a paid leave plan that addresses the full range of care needs people face,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. “The FAMILY Act is the only paid leave proposal before Congress that would provide protections for workers and families at all stages of life.”
NYC Passes Bill to Guarantee Paid Leave for Domestic Violence Victims – Broadly – Broadly
Vice President Vicki Shabo says the National Partnership has been advocating for the Healthy Families Act, a national standard “that guarantees all working people the ability to take time away from their jobs for personal illness, a family member’s illness, to get health care services, and also to deal with the effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”
Is Paid Family And Medical Leave Inevitable? Perhaps, But There’s A Long Way To Go From Here – Health Affairs – Health Affairs
Those who advocate for expanding paid-leave policies, such as National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra Ness, remain optimistic that it is a matter of if, not when. “Winning paid family and medical leave may finally be inevitable — but how fast we get there remains an open question,” Ness says.
Saturday’s Marches ‘Underscore the Urgent Need to Eradicate Discrimination and Oppression’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Access to Paid Leave Remains ‘Dismal,’ New Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Show, Despite Public Sector Progress
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Rhode Island Poised to Become Eighth State to Guarantee Workers the Right to Earn Paid Sick Days
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘Modest Yet Meaningful’ Progress on Fair Pay and Health Coverage, New Census Data Show, But Racial Disparities Persist and Threats Loom
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New School Year, Same Uncertainty for Parents Without Paid Sick Days – MomsRising – MomsRising
Vicki Shabo, vice president for workplace policies and strategies at the National Partnership for Women & Families, blogs about the importance of paid sick days for employed parents.
Trump Blocks Effort to Stop Wage Discrimination in ‘Blatant Attack on Fair Pay for Women and People of Color,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Ivanka Trump Backs White House Decision to Stop Obama’s Equal Pay Rule – Fortune – NKARULE –
“ Issuing a ‘review and stay’ of an equal pay initiative aimed at identifying and helping root out pay discrimination is a blatant attack by the Trump administration on fair pay for women and people of color,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement.
Ivanka Trump Is Sometimes for Equal Pay. Today Isn’t One of Those Days. – Rewire – NKADAYS. –
“At a time when gender- and race-based wage gaps are punishing working people, families and our economy, identifying and addressing pay disparities should be a priority,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement.
Sheryl Sandberg’s Endorsement Gives ‘Major Boost’ to the FAMILY Act at a Critical Time, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Why More Americans Are Getting Paid Sick Days – Huffington Post –
“The jump in access is an enormous testament to work of advocates and lawmakers passing common-sense policies that obviously and clearly are shown to increase access to sick time,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Paid parental leave may be the idea that transcends politics – USA TODAY – USA TODAY
“We strongly believe this is the right thing to do,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families in Washington, D.C., which supports the Democrats’ bill. “Why should some people have this benefit and not others based on where they live or the job they have, when it’s clear everyone needs it?”
Dramatic Rise in Private Sector Access to Paid Sick Time Marks ‘Historic Progress’ for Workers, Businesses and the Economy, But Tens of Millions Still Left Behind
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Washington State’s Working Families Score ‘Groundbreaking’ Paid Leave Victory – Rewire – HINGTONSTATE’S WORKING FAMILIES SCORE ‘GROUNDBREAKING’ PAVICTORY –
“This is a truly groundbreaking victory for working families and a powerful model for the nation,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, which advocates for paid family and medical leave, said in a statement.
Passage of Unprecedented Paid Leave Program in Washington State is a ‘Groundbreaking Victory for Working Families and a Powerful Model for the Nation,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Time or money? Bill could change overtime rules – NJ.com – NJ.com
Vicki Shabo, vice president for the National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a letter to The Hill, a U.S. political website, the measure would actually give workers less flexibility and take money from the hands of working people by giving them “a false and dangerous choice between overtime pay now and time off later.”
