Welcome. We are pleased to introduce this new blog — the first step in the process of creating an online community for state-level consumer advocates.
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2011 was a historic year in the effort to guarantee workers the right to earn paid sick days.
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Retail is the nation's second-largest sector and one of the fastest-growing industries in the country.
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It's been 39 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade - but the battles over access to the full range of reproductive health care services still rage on.
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At a time when working families are struggling, the economy is in trouble, and the need for family friendly workplace policies is high, a groundbreaking new study demonstrates that paid leave is good for working families, businesses and our economy.
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In March, the United States Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - the health reform law enacted in 2010.
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It may be the single most important law ever passed to address the needs of workers trying to meet their work and family responsibilities.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral argument today in Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals - a case that could erode the right of millions of state workers to take job-protected, unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when faced with a serious illness.
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It's not literally the 99 percent versus the privileged few, but it's one of the most noteworthy divides I have seen.
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