Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘We Will All Be Better Off When the Equality Act Becomes Law,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Pa. Workers, Businesses Need a Paid Sick Leave Law – Philly.com
The National Partnership for Women and Families reports that in San Francisco, the first American city to enact sick leave legislation, more than 70 percent of employers said there was no impact on their profitability.
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 for Women & Families.
Schedules That Work Act is Critical to Combating ‘Unpredictable, Unfair and Unacceptable Scheduling Practices,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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.
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
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
