“While we are relieved that today's Court decision means abortion providers will still have their day in court, we are deeply disturbed by the lack of action from our nation's highest arbiter of constitutional rights. Thousands of people in Texas have been...
Lots Of Other Countries Mandate Paid Leave. Why Not The U.S.? – NPR
“Here in the U.S., while the war was going on, you had women in jobs in factories and in all kinds of jobs the men had held. But women went home” when the soldiers returned from the war, explains Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership on Women and Families.
Lawmakers Aim to Help People Balance Work, Family – Stateline
“Families are really struggling, and part of the reason they can’t get ahead is they lack basic protections,” said Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women & Families, an advocacy group in Washington, D.C. “The challenges they’re facing are not their individual problems to face — they’re not alone. These are challenges that really sweep the country.”
Indiana’s religious freedom bill among host of new laws – Associated Press/ABC 33/40
“The fact that the largest state in the country, the most populous state in the country has enacted a paid sick leave law will show, I’m sure, that this policy is good for workers, good for business and good for the economy,” said Vicki Shabo, a vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Which new laws take effect July 1 in California? – Associated Press/KRCA
“This policy is good for workers, good for business and good for the economy,” said Vicki Shabo, a vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, which promotes such policies.
Could new rule mean overtime for more salaried workers? – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said the change would help many including “women who cannot put food on the table, mothers who cannot buy shoes for their children and grandmothers who cannot buy gas for their cars even though they work long hours.”
More Than 7.5 Million Workers Just Gained the Right to Earn Paid Sick Days in ‘Historic Advance for the Country’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Praises Labor Department for Proposing ‘Badly Needed and Long Overdue Raise’ for Millions of Americans
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Millions Of California Workers Could Benefit From New Sick Pay Law – Associated Press/CBS SF Bay Area
“This policy is good for workers, good for business and good for the economy,” said Vicki Shabo, a vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, which promotes such policies.
California paid sick leave act goes into effect July 1 – KXTV-TV/USA Today
It’s unclear whether other states require certain employers to provide unpaid sick days, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families.
77-Year-Old Vision of the Fair Labor Standards Act ‘Has Been Allowed to Fade for Too Long,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Why One CEO Hid Her Pregnancy — and What It Means for All Women – Yahoo! Parenting
“If you look at median wages for full-time earners, it’s higher for fathers than it is for mothers,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families in Washington, D.C., tells Yahoo Parenting.
Another Paid Sick Days Victory: Montgomery County in Maryland Approves Nation’s 23rd Law
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
5 Key Facts About Montgomery County’s New Paid Sick Leave Law – Bethesda Magazine
The Montgomery County law is the country’s twenty-third paid sick days law, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families, a group of advocates for paid sick days.
A Father’s Day Reminder and Challenge to Dads in Congress – Huffington Post
“Those of us who are lucky enough to have paid family leave through our employers — which is just 13 percent of U.S. workers — have the security that comes with knowing we can stay home when a baby is born or a loved one needs care without our income plummeting or our jobs disappearing,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
An Important Step in Winning the Paid Family and Medical Leave America’s Families Need
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Three States, 18 Other Jurisdictions – and Counting: Oregon Will Soon Be the Fourth State to Guarantee Paid Sick Days
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Richard Branson Is Giving New Parents a Year Off (And You Should Too) – Inc.
“Access to paid leave within that company is so bifurcated between upper management and everyone else. And that’s what we’re seeing in the U.S. as well,” Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, said.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Management Grants Year-Long Parental Leave To Boost Health, Happiness – Medical Daily
When working with the National Partnership for Women & Families, the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University found families, businesses, and the public all benefit from paid parental leave. Generous leave led to “greater labor force attachment; increased wages for women, reduced spending in the form of employee replacement costs; and reduce public assistance, such as food stamps.”
Reintroduction of Bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is ‘Essential Step’ in Protecting Pregnant Workers From Discrimination
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Leading Women’s Organization Honors U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and Care.com CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Hundreds of activists and supporters from the women’s, congressional, legal, health, labor, civil rights and other communities turned out to help the National Partnership for Women & Families honor two remarkable leaders today: U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas...