"I believe that everyone should be able to take care of themselves and their families if they are sick without having to worry about losing their jobs. Too many of our workers, especially those who work in the food service industry, where health is so critical, are...
“Paid Sick Days Ruling is Great News for Workers in Milwaukee And Around the Nation,” Work/Family Expert Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Connecticut families suffer when women have no paid sick days – CTPost.com
“When women do better, families do better. Yet every day, women across the country are forced to choose between their family’s health and their paychecks because their jobs don’t allow them to earn paid sick days,” said Debra Ness, president of National Partnership for Women & Families.
Connecticut Should Set Trend on Paid Sick Leave – Womens eNews
When he moves into the governor’s mansion next month, Connecticut will be poised to become the first state to enact legislation allowing workers to earn paid sick days, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington, D.C.
Workers Without Sick Days Are Bad For Your Health – Business News Daily
“This study has important implications for the nation’s economy,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “With unemployment so high and job searches taking so long, greater access to earned paid sick days will help ensure that workers won’t lose their jobs if they get sick or a child needs care.”
New Data: More Than 44 Million Private Sector Workers in the U.S. Don’t Have a Single Paid Sick Day
New Research Should Be a Call to Action for Lawmakers
Sick at work? Health experts say ‘go home’ – The Columbus Dispatch
According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, about 55 percent of U.S. workers don’t have paid sick days.
Top Work/Family Expert Expresses Grave Disappointment with Speaker Quinn’s Decision to Block Vote on Paid Sick Days
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Milwaukee, Nation Have a Lot at Stake As Court Considers City’s Paid Sick Days Measure
National Work/Family Expert Urges Court to End
Delaying Tactics & Allow Ballot Measure to be Implemented
Serving While Sick: New Report to Examine How Inadequate Benefits Affect Health Of America’s Food Service Workers
Release Thursday at Congressional Briefing Focused on Paid Sick Days
Survey: Working Sick is Wrong – Public News Service
Debra Ness, who is president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, says there’s growing recognition that paid sick leave benefits employers, as well as employees.
Lack of Paid Sick Days Takes Significant Toll on Workers’ Job Security & the Public Health, New Survey Finds
By Overwhelming Majorities and Across All Demographic Groups,
Americans Say All Workers Should Have Paid Sick Days
MEDIA ALERT: How Important Are Paid Sick Days to Workers, Our Nation’s Health?
Public Welfare Foundation to Release Results of Public Opinion Survey on Paid Sick Days
The Nation: Sick And Tired Of No Sick Leave – NPR
“Health reform was a giant step forward, but working people need to be able to access health care,” said Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “The best system in the world does no good to a worker who can’t take time off to visit a doctor or get a test.”
New Findings: Paid Sick Days Next Step to Build on Health Reform — 50 Million Workers Lack Paid Sick Time
White House Advisor Terrell McSweeny Links New Work and Family Policies to Security of Middle Class Families
White House Advisor, Public Health and Workplace Advocates to Hold Paid Sick Days Briefing April 27
New Findings: Paid Sick Days for 50 Million Uncovered Workers Next Step in Containing Health Costs
Survey shows day cares are too quick to send sick kids home – USA Today
Nearly half of all non-government workers — and 79% of low-income workers — don’t get paid sick days, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Swine flu: Without paid sick leave, workers won’t stay home – Christian Science Monitor
“The flu epidemic really brings into sharp relief the kind of strain that this is putting on families,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Nation’s Top Paid Sick Days Experts React to House Introduction Of Emergency Influenza Containment Act
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Bosses of America, how about coughing up a few paid sick days? – Plain Dealer
“On the one hand, you have all of our top officials saying, ‘Do the responsible thing: If you’re sick, stay home,'” Debra Ness told CNNMoney.com.