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New York state budget: wage hike, tax cut, paid family leave – Associated Press/Newsday
“This is history in the making,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, who estimated that 6.4 million workers in the state who are currently without an employee-sponsored paid family leave benefit.
‘History in the Making’ as New York Lawmakers Agree to What Will Be the Nation’s Fourth and Strongest Statewide Paid Family Leave Program
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Bill would give military dads, adoptive parents 12 weeks leave – The Hill
“Military families make enormous sacrifices to keep our country safe, and they need and deserve policies that make it possible to remain economically secure when they need time off to care for their families,” added Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Singles have fewer benefits than married couples — but are slowly gaining more – Washington Post
Two months before, the National Partnership for Women and Families compiled a summary of legislative action on paid sick days at the state and local levels.
When a woman’s body at work is seen as a liability, everyone loses – Mashable
One way to design workplaces that champion equality without further stigmatizing women’s bodies is to create policies that have universal applications, says Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit advocacy organization.
Women’s Leader Hails Labor Department’s Proposed Rule for Offering Promise of Paid Sick Time to Nearly 830,000 More Workers
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women amp&; Families
This Is What Paid Leave Looks Like In Every U.S. State – Fast Company
It’s this model that advocacy organizations tend to favor. “Tax credits in our view fall short,” Vicki Shabo, Vice President at the National Partnership for Women & Families, tells Fast Company, “because they are entirely dependent on the employer…and there’s no evidence that they change or incentivize employer behaviors . . . [so] you end up perpetuating the inequality that already exists in terms of access to paid leave.”
The “big data” app that predicts employees’ health – CBS Moneywatch
And pregnancy discrimination charges are increasing, with the number of allegations rising by about one-third during the past decade, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Utah lawmakers hold plan for paid parental leave – Associated Press/Yahoo! Finance
Some states now give paid time off, including California and New Jersey, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonpartisan organization. “Everybody, no matter who they work for, what job they have, or what their circumstance, needs access to paid leave,” said Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Vermont Will Soon Be the Fifth State to Guarantee Paid Sick Days
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘The Right Priorities for the Nation’s Women and Families,’ Women’s Leader Praises Obama FY2017 Budget Proposal
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
23 Years: Celebrating FMLA (and pushing for The FAMILY Act) – Working Mother
That’s why the National Partnership for Women & Families, the advocacy organization that authored the original FMLA law, as well as other groups, has continually worked to improve and expand it.
New Poll: As the Nation’s Unpaid Leave Law Turns 23, Nearly Four in Five Voters Agree It’s Important for Paid Family and Medical Leave to Be Next
Organization Behind the 1993 FMLA Releases New Poll Results, Q&A Guide to the Law
EEOC Seeks to Require Summary Pay Data From Employers – Bloomberg BNA
The National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington hailed the EEOC’s action as “very welcome” news. With the new data, the EEOC and the DOL “will be much better able to identify and stop wage discrimination of all kinds,” Debra Ness, the partnership’s president, said in a Jan. 29 statement.“This is a bold, important step that will capture salary data from employers that collectively employ more than 63 million workers,” Ness said, adding that there’s “no time to waste” in combating the pay gap.
EEOC Action on Pay Data Collection is a ‘Bold, Important Step’ That Can Help Identify and Stop Wage Discrimination
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The Work-Life Balance Goes to Court – The Nation
“The top reason why people don’t use the FMLA when they need it is because they can’t afford an unpaid leave,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president of National Partnership for Women and Families. Meanwhile, workers have even more limited access to the unicorn of work-family accommodations, paid family leave. According to National Partnership, “Only 13 percent of workers in the United States have access to paid family leave through their employers.”
Hilton offers paid parental leave to all employees, including hourly workers – Washington Post
“We’ve seen incredible momentum on the issue of paid leave,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a District-based nonprofit. “Private sector companies are adopting new policies, and although two weeks falls way short of what working parents need, it’s a great start.”
Women’s Leader Says President Obama Offered a Vision for a Fair, Strong, Successful Country Tonight
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
For domestic violence victims, paid sick time can be lifeline – Detroit Free Press
More than 43 million Americans don’t have paid sick time, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Paid Family Leave Gains Ground For Private, Public Sector Workers – NPR
This NPR interview features National Partnership Vice President Vicki Shabo.