Paid sick days campaigns gained steam this weekend when, in a powerful Sunday editorial, the New York Times announced its support for both a federal paid sick days standard and New York City’s paid sick time proposal.
Corporate Interest Money and Frivolous Tactics in Orange County Must Not Undermine Voters’ Rights
Despite strong and growing public support for an earned sick days standard in Orange County, Florida, attacks on the proposed measure continue.
A Day for the History Books on Women’s Health
There are some important dates for American women to remember and teach to our daughters.
At Long Last, Preventive Care Will Be Affordable for All Women, Thanks to Health Reform
The Affordable Care Act is the greatest advance for women’s health in a generation, and tomorrow one of its promises becomes reality for millions of women, who will be healthier and better off as a result.
Fair Pay for Home Care Workers Cannot Wait Any Longer
Earlier this year, the Obama administration proposed a promising new rule that would extend basic minimum wage and overtime protections to millions of women and men who provide essential home care to children, parents, grandparents and others in need.
New Research: Paid Sick Days Linked to Prevention of Illness and Injury
Two just released, peer-reviewed studies from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide new, quantitative evidence of the relationship between workers’ access to paid sick days and their health and well-being.
An Energizing Event for Family Friendly Policy Advocates
This month, more than 200 advocates from across the country were here in Washington, D.C., to discuss best practices and next steps in the effort to increase working families’ access to paid sick days and paid family and medical leave.
Yahoo Sets an Example by Hiring a Pregnant CEO, But There’s More to the Story for Working Mothers
Ever since the news broke this week that Yahoo has hired Marissa Mayer to be its new chief executive officer, the media has been abuzz about the fact that she’ll be the first-ever pregnant CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Paid Sick Days and the “Having it All” Media Frenzy
When the latest issue of The Atlantic hit newsstands, the essay featured on its cover garnered significant media attention.
Looking Past the ‘Having it All’ Distraction
Yet again, we’re in the midst of a media firestorm over women’s roles in our workplaces and our families.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act: Ensuring Access to Justice After ‘Wal-Mart v. Dukes’
Fairness and equal opportunity are among our nation’s most basic values. They are especially critical in the workplace due to families’ increasing dependence on the wages of both men and women.
15 out of 51? Dads Expect Better
This weekend, we celebrate dads. Fathers serve as both breadwinners and caregivers in most families, just as women do. And that’s why our nation’s dads a well as its moms need workplace policies that are more family friendly.
Fathers, Families and the Urgent Need for Paid Sick Days
Just in time for Father’s Day, the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire released the results of a new study on working parents.
Think the Wage Gap Is a Myth? Ask Your Doctor
A man and his son were in a car accident. Both were taken to the hospital with critical injuries, and the boy was quickly rushed into surgery. The surgeon said, “I can’t operate on this boy; he’s my son.” How is this possible?
New Video Asks “Do You Eat Ethically?”
Restaurant patrons eager for a nice night out will soon have much more to consider thanks to Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Center United and author of an upcoming book on working conditions in the nation’s restaurant industry.
We Will Not Give Up on Fair Pay
This week, we saw deeply troubling evidence of just how partisan Congress has become.
NAACP Extends Support to State and Local Paid Sick Days Efforts!
For decades, the country’s workers have benefited tremendously from the NAACP’s work to advance civil rights and promote economic security.
Fighting Discrimination, Giving Women — and All Workers — a Fair Shake
This week, members of the Senate have the opportunity to take a stand on an issue of paramount importance to women and their families: either they will move to help stop gender discrimination in wages, or they will turn their backs on women in the workforce and the families who depend on them.
America’s Women and Families Deserve a Vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act
Next week, the United States Senate has the opportunity to address this appalling wage gap by advancing much-needed legislation called the Paycheck Fairness Act.
An Underhanded Threat to Working Families in Louisiana and Throughout the Country
Over the past year, some workers and their families have rested a little easier knowing they will be able to recover from illness or help a family member do so without sacrificing much-needed income.
