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11 Jun 2009

Ms. Lipnic – can’t remember her affiliation maybe Chamber of Commerce? – is telling the committee that employers needs discretion to deny paid sick days and paid leave. grrrr. But here comes Sandra Poole who will talk about how California’s paid family and medical leave is working. (they are testifying on the FIRST act – [...]

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Tags: Congress, family leave, FIRST act, Healthy Families Act, paid family leave, temporary disability insurance

Teeing up the witnesses

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|swine flu

11 Jun 2009

Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership, is going first. “the sooner we act, the better off we will be. “America needs a basic workplace standard that allows employees to earn …up to seven paid sick days a year.” Debra’s reminding us that, in the wake of the H1N1 virus, CDC asks people to stay [...]

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Tags: Congress, Maine Women's Lobby, National Partnership for Women and Families, Paid sick days, swine flu

Hearing on Healthy Families Act beginning!

In: H1N1 Flu|Labor|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|swine flu

11 Jun 2009

The federal Health and Education Committee is about to start a hearing on the Healthy Families Act – paid sick days for US workers. Rajiv Bhatia, from San Francisco’s department of public health, is on deck after the bill’s sponsor Representative Rosa DeLauro and Rep. Grayson. You can watch it live . And we’ll be [...]

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Tags: Healthy Families Act, Maine Women's Lobby, Paid sick days, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, US Congress, Women, working families

Got Sick Days?

In: H1N1 Flu|Paid sick days|Press Link|swine flu

4 May 2009

Roughly 60 million Americans do not have access to paid sick leave. So, in a time of swine flu and warnings to stay home if your sick – heeding these cautions can be a pricey endeavor. The reality is that many American workers have to go to work when they or their children or sick [...]

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Tags: Add new tag, New York Times, Paid sick days

What we don't have, that 140 other countries do, including the top 20 world economic powers…?

In: Family Responsibilities Discrimination|Paid sick days|swine flu

1 May 2009

Yes, 140 other countries, including the top 20 world economic powers, (except the United States) have paid sick days. With the Swine flu in the forefront of our minds, sick days linger in the air as a possibility. But, almost half the private sector, 48% don’t have paid sick days. The benefits to mandated paid [...]

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Tags: Paid sick days, swine flu

A Sick Situation

In: H1N1 Flu|Paid sick days|Press Link|swine flu|Uncategorized

1 May 2009

As more cases of swine flu are reported, we are hearing more about staying home from work and school if you experience any flu-like symptoms. But the reality is the majority of workers cannot stay home when their sick. For the majority of workers, missing work results in a loss in wages – and possibly [...]