“This is a reflection of the strong recognition across the country, across region, across class, race, and gender, that something needs to change,” said Vicki Shabo, director of the work and family programs at the National Partnership.
Guarantee of paid sick days stirs debate – NorthJersey.com
The push for sick-leave legislation began in San Francisco, where a group of restaurant workers organized support for a measure that was put on the ballot in November 2006, and won with 61 percent of the vote, said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group.
Victory for Newark Workers Adds to Paid Sick Days Momentum
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Congress Must Heed President’s Historic Call for Paid Family & Medical Leave, Paid Sick Days, Fair Pay, and a Health Care System that Doesn’t Overcharge Women or Abandon Patients When They Need Coverage Most
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Bill would require paid sick leave – U-T San Diego
Connecticut is the only state in the nation to have adopted a paid sick leave law, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families, an advocacy group.
20,000 Tipped Workers in D.C. Gain the Right to Earn Paid Sick Days
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Newark Adds to Paid Sick Days Momentum
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Strengthening Paid Sick Days Law Would Help D.C. Workers, Improve Public Health and Support Local Economy, Ness Says, Urging Mayor to Sign Bill
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Fast Food Protests Bring Out the Twitter Fan Mail – Women’s eNews
The National Partnership for Women and Families and The United Food and Commercial Workers, both based in Washington, D.C., also expressed support.
Advocates Say It’s Time for State to Mandate and Expand Paid Sick Leave – NJ Spotlight
The effects of having employees go to work while sick can be far ranging, noted Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for the Washington, D.C.,-based National Partnership for Women & Families.
APHA approves policy statements on paid leave and workplace injury prevention – ScienceBlogs
At the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting in Boston this week, the organization officially approved 17 policy statements, including one calling for the US to improve access to paid sick and family leave and one urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to require workplace injury and illness prevention programs.
Newark Adds to Paid Sick Days Momentum in the Garden State
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jersey City Mayor Signs Nation’s Seventh Paid Sick Days Law
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Workers Deserve Paid Sick Leave – International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The National Partnership for Women & Families says that more than 40 million private sector workers, about 40 percent of the workforce, don’t earn paid sick days.
Expanding paid sick days in the District – Washington Post
“Expansion of the District’s law on paid sick days to include bar and restaurant workers…is badly needed. It is unfortunate that opponents are trotting out the same baseless, discredited arguments they used five years ago to try to block progress.”
Jersey City Council Approves Paid Sick Days; City Poised to be Sixth in the Nation to Guarantee Workers the Right
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.
“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
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
Mayor Bloomberg’s Veto of Paid Sick Days is “Short-Sighted and the City Council Should Make it Short-Lived”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
