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No Two-Tier Benefits: Amazon Warehouse Workers Get Same Parental Leave As Corporate Staff (August 21, 2017)

No Two-Tier Benefits: Amazon Warehouse Workers Get Same Parental Leave As Corporate Staff (August 21, 2017)

August 21, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom

By: Ángel González, The Seattle Times When Elvira Lopez’s son Javier was born in March 2016, the Amazon.com warehouse employee took advantage of a perk…

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Business Owner’s View: Earned Safe And Sick Time Good For Employees, Businesses (August 19, 2017)

Business Owner’s View: Earned Safe And Sick Time Good For Employees, Businesses (August 19, 2017)

August 19, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom

By: Lynn Goerdt, Duluth News Tribune Duluth’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Task Force recently held its last public-input session. Now it’s time for a…

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Earned Sick Leave Keeps People In Jobs (August 13, 2017)

Earned Sick Leave Keeps People In Jobs (August 13, 2017)

August 13, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom

By: Shuchi Sharma, Frederick I am writing in response to Sen. Michael Hough’s opinion piece, “Mandated paid sick leave is awful policy, but great politics,”…

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Corporate America Needs to Step Up And Support Paid Family Leave (August 13, 2017)

Corporate America Needs to Step Up And Support Paid Family Leave (August 13, 2017)

August 13, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom

By: Jonathan Church, The Good Men Project When I first heard my daughter Lincoln cry as she came out of the womb at 6am on…

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Generous Parental Leave Policies Spreading In Law Firms (August 10, 2017)

Generous Parental Leave Policies Spreading In Law Firms (August 10, 2017)

August 10, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom

By: Gayle Cinquegrani, Bloomberg BNA Lawyers typically work long hours that don’t leave much time for personal pursuits. When they have a baby, however, they…

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Sheryl Sandberg Endorses The FAMILY Act (August 9, 2017)

Sheryl Sandberg Endorses The FAMILY Act (August 9, 2017)

August 9, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom

By: Debra L. Ness, HuffPost There are moments in every social change movement when what’s possible becomes probable, and what’s probable becomes inevitable. Sheryl Sandberg’s…

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In Auburn, King Announces Support For Comprehensive Family Leave Legislation (August 9, 2017)

In Auburn, King Announces Support For Comprehensive Family Leave Legislation (August 9, 2017)

August 9, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom

By: Angus King, U.S. Senator, Press Release LEWISTON, ME – At a press conference today at the Lamey Wellehan location in Auburn, U.S. Senator Angus…

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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Endorses DeLauro’s FAMILY Act (August 9, 2017)

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Endorses DeLauro’s FAMILY Act (August 9, 2017)

August 9, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom

By: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Press Release WASHINGTON, DC (August 9, 2017) — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding Facebook’s Chief…

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Passage of Paid-Family-Leave Act Shows Power Of Working Together (July 21, 2017)

Passage of Paid-Family-Leave Act Shows Power Of Working Together (July 21, 2017)

July 21, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom

By: Melinda Gates, The Seattle Times Washington’s new paid family and medical leave policy makes me proud of my state. It’s not just the groundbreaking…

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Where Trump Could Achieve A Much-Needed Legislative Victory (July 20, 2017)

Where Trump Could Achieve A Much-Needed Legislative Victory (July 20, 2017)

July 20, 2017
by Andy Beres
Newsroom, Uncategorized

With his campaign pledge to repeal Obamacare in jeopardy, Donald Trump has renewed his complaints about Democratic “obstruction.” He is calling for the Senate rules…

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Recent Newsroom Posts

  • How The Women Of Amazon Fought For - And Won - A Revolutionary Family Leave Policy (October 10, 2017)

    October 10, 2017
  • The Best Places In The U.S. For Paid Family Leave (October 9, 2017)

    October 9, 2017
  • Amazon Takes Paid Parental Leave So Seriously Even Spouses Get Paid Time Off (October 5, 2017)

    October 5, 2017
  • University Of Memphis Will Offer Six Weeks Of Paid Parental Leave (October 4, 2017)

    October 4, 2017
  • The Universal Paid Leave Act Makes The Most Sense For Workers, Employers, And Taxpayers (October 3, 2017)

    October 3, 2017

Recent Resources Posts

  • Jim Lazarus, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Speech on San Francisco’s Paid Sick Days Ordinance (Video)

    March 13, 2017
  • Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Leave: Reviewing the Research (Report)

    August 3, 2015
  • California’s Paid Sick Leave Law: What Small Businesses Need to Know (Report)

    August 3, 2015
  • Opinion Poll: Small Business Owners Support Paid Sick Days, Majority Offer Benefits to Employees (Report)

    August 3, 2015
  • The Economic Benefits of Family and Medical Leave Insurance (Report)

    August 3, 2015

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