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New COVID-19 Emergency Paid Leave is Now Available

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

04/06/20

New, emergency paid leave laws went into effect on Wednesday, April 1st. This includes emergency paid sick leave and emergency paid family leave. If you have a problem or want more information about your rights, our partners at A Better Balance have a free and confidential helpline at 1-833-NEED-...

MomsRising Together

Maggie Humphreys

Family Economic Security MomsRising

04/03/20

Estamos viviendo tiempos increíbles. Pero en medio del caos y de la incertidumbre de lo que tenemos por delante, lo mejor que podemos hacer es apoyarnos mutuamente. La pandemia de COVID-19 ha tenido un impacto desastroso para las familias de todo Washington, por lo que hemos creado una lista de...

MomsRising Together

Maggie Humphreys

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave

04/03/20

Last week, the CARES Act was passed by Congress and signed into law. You can read our statement here . While there is still more work to be done, the CARES Act provides urgently-needed support to moms and working families, small businesses and the health care system. This week's actions are things...

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Sue Anne Reed

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Childcare & Early Education Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

04/03/20

As you know, this movement fights for essential, lifesaving, and long overdue rights for all women, moms and families every day -- rights like accessible, affordable healthcare and child care, paid sick days, paid family and medical leave, among others. Rights that are more important than ever in times of crisis like now.

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Anita Sarah Jackson

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Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

04/02/20

This is all really hard. Our hearts are hurting for our families and our country. And, more than we need hand sanitizer in the time of COVID-19, we need access to paid sick days and paid family leave for everyone. Fortunately we have a start: Today is a historic day in the United States. That’s...

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Taylor Austin

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Health Care Politics & Policy

04/02/20

More people per capita are incarcerated in the United States than in any other country in the world—698 out of every 100,000 people are currently incarcerated. Many jails and prisons in the United States are overcrowded. This means that the number of people they have detained exceeds their safe...

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Rachel Robison-Greene

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

04/01/20

Our voices are making a difference, but we must keep the pressure on. Dozens of incarcerated people have already tested positive for COVID-19 across the nation. [1] Let's be clear: Prisons are unable to implement the CDC guidelines needed to flatten the cure and save lives. [2] We must have a plan...

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Monifa Bandele

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

04/01/20

Too many families are forced to experience the inhumane realities of what it is to be incarcerated inside of a New York jail, especially one like Rikers Island, for no other reason than their inability to pay cash bail. The same was true for 16-year-old Kalief Browder who was tortured for over...

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Diarra Diouf

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

04/01/20

UPDATE: If you missed filling out your Census form on April 1, you still have time-- and options! (And you're definitely not alone.) Check out this CNET article for three easy ways to complete the form! Taking this easy step, and making sure everyone you know does, too, helps your community get...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Resources for Washington families!

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

04/01/20

UPDATED ON 4/20/20 *En español* These are impossible times. But amid the chaos and uncertainty of what's ahead, the best thing we can do is to support one another. The COVID-19 pandemic has had disastrous impacts on families across Washington. We have compiled a list of resources here to share with...

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Maggie Humphreys