It has been one year since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and the systemic racial inequities across our economy and health care systems continue to take center stage. Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families released a report that provides further...
Country Will Soon Have Its Second Statewide Paid Sick Days Law as Calif. Legislature Sends Gov. Brown a Bill Allowing Most Workers to Earn Three Paid Sick Days Per Year
National Partnership President Debra L. Ness Calls Bill an “Important First Step,” Urges Expansion to Include Home Health Care Workers
California Senate Creates “Pivotal Moment” for Workers by Advancing What Could Become the Nation’s Second Statewide Paid Sick Days Law
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The Obama Administration’s stealth plan to remake the workplace – Fortune
“It’s something we had been asking for. We were told it wouldn’t happen,” says Vicki Shabo, a vice president at the partnership. “It’s a testament to the administration’s ability to figure out what it can do legally.”
New #WEmatter Twitter Campaign Amplifies Women’s Economic Security Woes – Progress Illinois
“This is a broad-based response to what we’ve seen as growing momentum over the last months and years in support of public policies that address these critical issues for families,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, one of the many organizations behind the #WEmatter campaign. “We’re optimistic that this is going to cause public officials and traditional media to sit up and take notice, and that’s a critical first step in bringing the policy changes that we need.”
Women and Families to Tell Lawmakers: #WEmatter
New Effort is Part of a Growing Call to Improve the Economic Security of Women and Families
Mujeres y Familias le Dirán a los Legisladores: Nosotros Importamos #WEmatter
Un Nuevo Esfuerzo es Parte de un Llamado Creciente para Mejorar la Seguridad Económica de las Mujeres y las Familias
Massachusetts advocates optimistic about paid sick leave ballot: ‘We need public policies that lift people up and keep families healthy’ – ScienceBlogs
Nationwide, the National Partnership for Women & Families reports that adults without paid sick leave are 1.5 times more likely than workers with paid sick leave to go to work with a contagious disease.
Federal proposal targets wage gap with data collection – Tulsa World
“Requiring federal contractors to disclose (salary and demographic data) will be a tremendous step forward in helping close the wage gap,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women and Families.
San Diego City Council Overrides Veto of Nation’s Ninth Paid Sick Days Law, Secures Victory for Working Families That Must be Protected
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Twitter Chat: Why does the U.S. lag behind in its family leave laws? – PBS NewsHour
However, as the National Partnership for Women and Families explains in its “Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act,” the law only applies to companies with 50 or more employees.
A tale of two maternity leaves – Washington Post
“In a poll conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families in 2012, 86 percent of Americans wanted some kind of paid parental leave, including 73 percent of Republican voters.”
Pregnancy Requests Put Women in the Firing Line – Women’s eNews
“Women in service jobs and clock-in jobs don’t even bother asking for workplace accommodations because they are afraid to ask,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
5 Ways to Help Employees With Kids Going Back to School – Care.com
“Knowing the lay of the land can provide parents with reassurance and confidence at what can be a stressful time of year,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “All parents know that there are times when missing work is unavoidable, so knowing whether [they] have paid sick, vacation or personal time to use, and understanding employers’ rules about providing notice for using that time, is also important.”
New Jersey would be the second state with a paid sick leave law under a new bill – Washington Post
The fight for paid sick leave requirements has picked up steam since San Francisco passed the nation’s first local paid sick leave policy in 2006. D.C. followed suit two years later, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
On the 21st Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act Taking Effect, Organization Behind the Law Releases Q&A Guide, Calls for Next Step
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En el vigésimo primer aniversario del día en que la Ley de Ausencia Familiar y Médica entró en efecto, la organización detrás de la ley lanza una guía de preguntas y respuestas, exige el próximo paso
Hoy, para marcar el vigésimo primer aniversario de la implementación de la Ley de Ausencia Familiar y Médica, el National Partnership for Women & Families (Asociación Nacional para Mujeres y Familias) lanzó la séptima...
Paid Leave: A No-Brainer for Businesses and a Lifesaver for Workers – MomsRising.org
However, testimony from Kevin Trapani, CEO and president of The Redwoods Group, and Maryella Gockel, flexibility leader at Ernst & Young LLP, demonstrates that such worries are misguided. Indeed, for these employers, as well as for businesses in the states that have passed paid family leave insurance laws (California, Rhode Island, and New Jersey), there has been no evidence of what witness Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women & Families called the “parade of horribles”—a litany of negative business implications predicted by critics.
Women’s Leader Commends President Obama for Holding Federal Contractors Accountable for Labor Law Violations
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Why America Gave Up On The Fight For A Family-Friendly Workplace, And Why It’s Starting Again – ThinkProgress
But that was the culmination of a difficult, nearly nine-year fight. “In the early 80s, when it was first introduced, nobody was even uttering the words work/family policy or work/life balance,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, which played a big role in crafting the FMLA.
Leading Women’s Organization Applauds Senators for Hosting “Timely and Much-Needed Conversation in Congress” on the Importance of Paid Family and Medical Leave
Statement of Vicki Shabo, Vice President, National Partnership for Women & Families