Regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would protect 2.8 million pregnant workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2024 – The National Partnership for Women & Families is calling out the recent partisan lawsuit led by 17 states to...
CT may expand its paid sick leave law this year. Here’s what to know – Hartford Courant
“Proponents of the bill argue that both employers and employees benefit from paid sick leave, with a study from the National Partnership for Women & Families finding that sick leave reduces the rate of employees leaving and also increases productivity. Supporters also argue that paid sick leave gives employees more stability and economic security.”
President’s Budget Delivers National Paid Leave and Critical Investments for Working Families
The National Partnership for Women & Families praised the critical investments to support working families in President Biden’s recently announced FY2025 budget proposal.
The 19th Explains: Why there’s growing momentum for paid leave policies – The 19th
“If you work post-pandemic, you know public support continues to be strong because people at a very personal level understand the need,” Frye said. “That is true across race, ethnicity and political affiliation.”
US Women Miss Out on $627 Billion by Not Getting Paid for Caregiving – Bloomberg
“Women average about 52 minutes per day caring for children and other family members, including those outside the home, while men spend about 26 minutes a day on care, an analysis published Monday by the National Partnership for Women & Families…”
Philly’s salary history ban promotes equal pay for Black women, activists say – Daily Herald News Today
““If you are held to your prior salary, you are effectively forcing Black women to be stuck with that discriminatory pay going forward,” said Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.”
Equal pay for Black women requires new laws like Philly’s salary history ban, advocates say – WHYY
“In Pennsylvania, Black women earn 60 cents on every dollar, according to U.S. Census data compiled by the National Partnership for Women and Families.”
NPWF Applauds Renewed Push in Congress for National Paid Sick Days and Paid Family and Medical Leave
National Partnership for Women & Families joins Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill to reintroduce paid leave and paid sick days, including paid safe leave for survivors of domestic abuse
OPINION: Sick kids need their parents. Why don’t we give them what they deserve? – Washington Post
According to calculations from the National Partnership for Women and Families, between April 14 and Aug. 16 of 2021, just 13 percent of Arkansas parents and 14 percent of Mississippi parents were backstopped by paid sick leave when they had a child who was too sick to attend school or day care. A mere 18 percent of parents in Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Texas were able to take paid time off to care for their sick children. Workers in some industries don’t have paid sick days at all. Employees in the rail industry nearly went on strike to protest their employers’ practice of penalizing them for taking unpaid leave.
Rail Workers—and All Americans—Need Paid Sick Leave
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Analysis: Some workers still don’t have paid sick time post-pandemic – The Athens Messenger
“The National Partnership for Women & Families said more than 4 million Ohio workers are without paid family leave as of February of this year.”
Why Parents Feel Like ‘Butter That Has Been Scraped Over Too Much Bread’ – NY Times
“But I wanted psychological and economic explanations of what might be going on, too. Part of the problem is that the (often inadequate) social and emotional support that exists has been further frayed, and it seems like no one is coming to mend it. For example, child care, which should be considered vital infrastructure, is still not functioning at prepandemic levels, according to Katherine Gallagher Robbins, a senior fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
Employee Benefits to Support Family Caregivers – SHRM
“In addition to offering adequate paid leave, employers should check to make sure their leave policies reflect the fact that families come in all forms,” said Jessica Mason, senior policy analyst for the National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonprofit advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. “Can your employees use their sick leave to care for an aunt or grandfather, as well as a spouse or for chosen family, which is especially important to support workers with disabilities and LGBTQ workers?”
Pandemic Prompts More States to Mandate Paid Sick Leave – Pew Trusts
“We believe local governments know their populations better than the state does,” said Vasu Reddy, senior policy counsel for economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families, which advocates for paid sick leave. “They are worried if the cities show how popular these policies are, there won’t be an excuse for not passing them at a state level.”
4 Strategies to Improve Workplace Efficiency in the Tech Sector – Critical Hit
“According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, paid sick days help to reduce the loss of productivity that results when employees try to do their jobs while ill.”
Where are our post-Roe reforms? It’s about the children, right? – Washington Post
“Our nation’s failure to provide a basic paid sick days standard has never been more apparent and workers and their families are paying the price,” according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
What Is the Average Number of Sick Days in the U.S.? – Workest by Zenefits
“Furthermore, BLS research found that, on average, workers who receive a fixed number of paid sick days use only around half of the sick days they earn per year. “This data dispels the myth that workers routinely abuse or over-utilize paid sick time,” says the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
All employees must have paid sick time – Cape Gazette
Per a 2016 National Partnership for Women & Families study, 70% of women in the fast-food industry reported going to work in the last year despite displaying symptoms of illness, including coughing, sneezing, fever, diarrhea and vomiting.
Why low income workers in the South can’t afford to get sick – Reckon
America falls far behind in supporting women with paid sick leave. Will Biden help with a national policy? – The 19th
Momentum Toward National Paid Sick Days Continues as Maine Enacts Statewide Law
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families