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From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness, Paid Sick Days

R U 4 Paid Sick Days?

October 1, 2012 | Work and Family | Work and Family > Paid Sick Days

This week, workers all across the country will be tweeting that question to candidates for office at all levels, asking them to support this basic workplace standard or explain why they will not.

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Vicki Shabo, Director of Work and Family Programs

From the desk of ... Vicki Shabo

Nation's First State Paid Leave Program Turns 10 - Here's to Many More Decades of Success for Workers, Families and Businesses

September 30, 2012 | Work and Family

Last weekend marked a decade since California enacted its groundbreaking state paid family leave insurance program - the first in the nation.

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From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness

Deeply Disturbing Study Shows Bias Against Women in Science Runs Deep

September 28, 2012 | Workplace Fairness

Just days after the release of the National Partnership's analysis of new U.S. Census data that shows a gender-based wage gap exists in nearly every corner of the country, researchers at Yale University have published a powerful new study that shows gender impedes women's advancement in science.

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From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness

An Issue that Affects Women in 97 Percent of the Country's Congressional Districts

September 21, 2012 | Workplace Fairness

There is much talk about the challenges facing America's families today. Often the talk is so big picture it's hard to boil it down to what it means for real people, in their homes and communities, at their dinner tables, and in their checkbooks.

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From the desk of ... Vicki Shabo, Paid Sick Days

A Sad Day and a Hopeful Lesson in Orange County

September 19, 2012 | Work and Family

Late yesterday, it became disappointingly clear that voters in Orange County will not see a proposal for earned sick time on their ballots in November.

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From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness

A Step Forward in Congress for Pregnant Workers and Their Families

September 19, 2012 | Workplace Fairness

It is shameful to think that, nearly 35 years since we banned pregnancy discrimination in this country, pregnant women are still being fired, forced out of their jobs and denied employment and promotion opportunities.

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