Posts Tagged ‘Healthy Families Act’

The Healthy Families Act – Paid Sick Days on the Federal Level!

In: Paid sick days

3 Mar 2010

So I am sure by now you know about L.D. 1665, a bill before the Maine State Legislature that wold provide Paid Sick Days for all Maine Workers, but did you know that there is a paid sick days bill on the federal level?  The Healthy Families Act or H.R. 2460 would provide all employees [...]

From the White House: Support Paid Sick Days

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

13 Nov 2009

Here it is, folks, straight from the White House. It’s time that everyone had the protection of paid sick days. Said Secretary Solis yesterday, “Thanks to the leadership of Vice President Biden we are proud to work with our colleagues in the Cabinet and the Middle Class Task Force to improve work-life policies, and efforts [...]

Right now: Paid Sick Days Hearing in Congress

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

10 Nov 2009

Senator Dodd is overseeing a hearing in U.S. Senate Committee Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Subcommittee on Children and Families right now. Stream it now! The cost of being sick:H1N1 and Paid Sick Days

Sick Leave at Issue in H1N1 Preparations: CDC Calls for Flexible Sick Leave Policies

In: Centers for Disease Control|H1N1 Flu|Paid sick days|swine flu

20 Aug 2009

Today, a sold-out audience of more than 1,000 people will gather at the Augusta Civic Center for a summit on H1N1 flu preparation. Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Businesses and Employers, which includes recommendations from the CDC and a letter cosigned by the Secretaries [...]

coffee, bagels, and swine flu

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

12 Jun 2009

We continuously tell people to stay home when they’re sick, but we don’t guarantee paid sick days. And, yesterday at the same time that the World Health Organization was announcing a pandemic, our Congress was debating a bill that would guarantee paid sick days. Where is the logic in this? I think it’s ridiculous that paid [...]

BooHiss

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

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 – [...]

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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