Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
What’s the big deal about FMLA? – Miami Herald
“The National Partnership for Women & Families put out a new Q&A guide to the FMLA in honor of the 20th anniversary. The guide is a great resource for employees, employers and anyone looking to learn more about taking FMLA leave and how to navigate the law.”
“The Family and Medical Leave Act Laid the Foundation for a Family Friendly America; It Is Past Time for Our National Leaders to Build Upon It,” Says Ness
On the 20th Anniversary of the FMLA Taking Effect, Organization Behind the Law Releases New Q&A Guide | Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Prince William: Why Paternity Leave Is Good for the Whole Family – LiveScience
“Our public policies are completely out of touch with how families are living and working today, and what new families and caregivers need,” Shabo told LiveScience.
Employers Want More Cooperation, Less Enforcement From New Labor Secretary – Bloomberg BNA
“We’re very excited. Tom Perez has a background that gives us faith” that DOL will continue to protect workers, Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness at the National Partnership for Women and Families, said.
Rhode Island’s Small Victory – American Prospect
“They were incredibly careful to call it Temporary Caregiver Insurance,” says Vicki Shabo, at the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington-based advocacy group. “That conveyed it’s something you pay into and something you get back.” Other states around the country can learn from Rhode Island’s victory, says Shabo. “The messaging is totally transferable.”
Senate Confirms Perez as Labor Secretary, “Work to Promote Fair Workplaces Will Continue” Says Women’s Leader
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Rhode Island Becomes the Third State to Guarantee Paid Family Leave
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee Vote
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Rhode Island Poised to Become Third State to Adopt Paid Leave Law, As Legislature Passes Paid Family Leave
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Two Supreme Court rulings raise the bar for worker lawsuits – Kansas City Star
“By failing to uphold a common-sense definition of the term ‘supervisor’ and ignoring precedent, the court demonstrated callous disregard for victims of harassment,” said Judith Lichtman, senior adviser to the National Partnership for Women & Families.
“A Historic Day for New Yorkers and Our Nation” as New York Becomes Fifth City to Establish a Paid Sick Days Standard
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New York diners relax. Paid sick leave is now the law. – Washington Post
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, which advocates for paid sick leave, believes that New York’s size and the override of Bloomberg’s veto helps add to the momentum in other cities and states considering similar legislation.
Forced to Work Sick? That’s Fine With Disney, Red Lobster, and Their Friends at ALEC – Mother Jones
They “are overwhelmingly responsible for taking a kid to the doctor,” points out Vicki Shabo, the director of work and family programs at the National Partnership for Women and Families, so the inability to take paid sick leave affects them disproportionately.
Women’s Leader Lauds Supreme Court Ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Supreme Court Ruling in Supervisor Harassment Case “Deeply Troubling,” Could Have “Grave Consequences” for Victims and Undermine Equal Employment Opportunity, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
How workplace harassers won big – Salon
The problem has not gone away, at all: According to an amicus brief in the Vance case filed by the National Partnership for Women and Families… “Over the past decade, the number of charges filed with the EEOC and state and local fair employment practice agencies alleging harassment has grown by 25%.”
Supreme Court Raises the Bar in Bias Cases – Wall Street Journal
Many supervisors lack formal authority to hire and fire, but still have a high degree of influence over a worker’s daily experience, said Judith Lichtman, senior adviser to the National Partnership for Women & Families.
High Court Sides With Employers In Discrimination Suits – NPR
SARAH CRAWFORD: The ball is once again in Congress’ court to correct the error into which this court has fallen. And I can tell you that groups like ours will be exploring actions that Congress can take to help victims of employment discrimination.
Audit of D.C.’s Paid Sick Days Law Shows No Harm to Businesses, Significant Room for Improvement
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
