Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families released a new analysis which finds that the universal, equitable paid family and medical leave policy in the Build Back Better Act would benefit millions of workers, families, businesses, and the entire American...
Washington Update: Paid sick leave gets presidential push – Safety+Health Magazine
However, the Washington-based National Partnership for Women & Families, a strong proponent for paid sick leave, cited a study that found paying a worker to stay home when sick saves employers twice as much money than paying for them to work when sick.
Advocates Say the Time Is Now for National Paid Sick Leave Legislation – RH Reality Check
While the press conference was happening, Philadelphia became the 17th U.S. city to pass a local law mandating paid sick days. Three states—Connecticut, California, and Massachusetts—mandate paid sick leave as well. The bulk of these advances at the city and state level have come just in the last two years, the fruits of a decade-long grassroots campaign.
“What a difference a few years makes,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
DeLauro, Murray reintroduce legislation on paid sick days – Safety+Health Magazine
Employees without paid sick days are more likely to go to work while ill, potentially spreading infectious diseases to co-workers, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families, a proponent of sick-day legislation.
The Country Needs Congress to Pass the Healthy Families Act, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Huge Win for Philadelphia as City Council Passes Country’s Second Citywide Paid Sick Days Standard of 2015
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Nutter to sign city’s first earned sick leave bill – Metro
“This is a good day for Philadelphians and for the effort to ensure that all workers in this country have this basic right,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families said in a statement.
Philadelphia joins paid-leave push – The Hill
“The momentum for paid sick days is undeniable,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said in a news release.
Access to Paid Sick Leave Is Vital for Those Seeking Reproductive Health Care – RH Reality Check
According to a National Partnership for Women and Families (NPWF) survey of U.S. women who gave birth between July 2011 and 2012, 9 percent of pregnant women who requested schedule changes or time off while pregnant (for reasons relating to their pregnancy, such as prenatal appointments) said their requests were denied.
You Shouldn’t Have to Be Lucky to Get Paid Sick Days | Commentary – Roll Call
The National Partnership for Women and Families reports that almost 30 percent of adults serve as unpaid family caregivers annually. When a family caregiver has a paid job, their caregiving duties will necessitate taking some time off. We want caring and healthier families. A national paid sick days requirement is an overdue policy to strengthen and support American families.
Proposal to guarantee paid sick days could move forward in Philadelphia, but not elsewhere in Pa. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Generally, the laws require employees to earn an hour of paid sick time for a certain number of hours worked,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Will Paid Leave Laws Gain Traction Through the 2016 Budget? – Bloomberg BNA’s “HR and Payroll Blog”
Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, told Bloomberg BNA Jan. 23 that the organization opposes the bill because it offers workers a “false choice” between pay and leave time. “Workers need the wages to support their families and they need the time to care for themselves and their loved ones,” she said.
Women’s Leader Applauds President Obama’s ‘Pro-Women, Pro-Families’ FY2016 Budget Proposal
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The Economic Benefits of Paid Parental Leave – New York Times’ “Upshot”
In New Jersey, in the year after giving birth, women who take paid leave have been about 40 percent less likely to receive public aid or food stamps, a Rutgers study commissioned by the National Partnership for Women and Families found.
On the Sixth Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, America’s Women and Families Need Congress to Do More to Advance Fair Pay
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Family Leave: How time off can bolster workers and businesses – Bank of America’s “Small Business Community”
“When workers come back, they tend to be more loyal and focused, feel greater happiness, and a resolve to do a good job,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership For Women & Families, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that was instrumental in getting the FMLA passed in 1993.
Can the U.S. Ever Fix Its Messed-Up Maternity Leave System? – Bloomberg Business
“You’re finally starting to see momentum on [paid leave and paid sick days],” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. Over the past decade, Ness has noticed that young parents are becoming increasingly angry at the lack of employer support when they start to have children. “This will be part of the conversation during the next election,” she says. “The sleeping giant is waking up.”
Women’s rights group calls for passage of paid leave bill – The Hill
“Ensuring federal employees can take paid time off when new children arrive is not only the right thing to do for the health and well-being of these workers and their families; it would also save the government money through reduced turnover and replacement costs, and it would help the federal government attract and retain a valuable workforce, including much-needed younger workers,” said National Partnership President Debra Ness in a statement.
Women’s Leader Calls on Congress to Pass the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Says Obama Speech Offered the “Right Agenda at the Right Time”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Five Lessons as the 114th Congress Gets Started | Commentary – Roll Call
Instead of reading tea leaves about the elections, ask voters what they think. The National Partnership and the Rockefeller Family Fund did just that, commissioning a nationwide election night poll of 2014 voters. Eighty-one percent said it’s important for lawmakers to consider new laws that help keep families economically secure such as paid sick days and family and medical leave insurance. Seventy-four percent of independents, 73 percent of Republicans, 75 percent of men, 95 percent of voters under 30, 97 percent of African-Americans and 95 percent of Latinos agreed.