Paid Family Leave

February 12, 2013

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – the nation’s first and only federal law that helps women and men meet their responsibilities at home and on the job. And even though the law has been a huge success, new data from the Department of Labor reveal that...

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Debra L. Ness

Paid Family Leave

February 11, 2013

Wonky Washington is making merry about the 20th anniversary of President Clinton’s signing of the Family Medical Leave. This was the federal law that required some employers to allow some employees to take up to 12 weeks away from work, without pay , to deal with the birth or adoption of a child, a...

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Valerie Young

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 8, 2013

This blog carnival was updated several times, including on February 6, February 7 and February 8, 2013. You read that right. Its been 20 years since the United States passed job-protected, unpaid family medical leave for families to care for themselves during time of illness, or to celebrate the...

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Carol Joyner

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 8, 2013

This blog post originally appeared at the Coalition of Labor Union Women . It is hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the Family and Medical Leave Act became law. The Coalition of Labor Union Women was an active proponent for years, and passage of family and medical leave was a critical...

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Carol Rosenblatt

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 7, 2013

Photo: Margaret W. Nea, Bread for the World Have you ever had to choose between keeping your job and caring for a sick family member? Not really a fair choice, is it? Unfortunately, for many people, and Latinos in particular, being a responsible employee and being a good family member are mutually...

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Alicia Criado

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 6, 2013

As breastfeeding advocates, we know the incredible impact the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has had on millions of families across the nation. Day after day moms come forward ready to share the story of their breastfeeding journey, telling of the barriers they faced and the ways they overcame...

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Cathy Carothers

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 5, 2013

This column originally appeared in The Hill's Congress Blog . Today is the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the first bill President Bill Clinton signed into law and the first national law ever to help workers meet the dual demands of work and family. In the two decades since...

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Debra L. Ness

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 5, 2013

Having a baby is not for the faint of heart. We women put our physical safety on the line to be pregnant and deliver a baby -- even American women, who have access to the most highly educated of medical professionals, the most advanced of medical technologies, and the most gleaming of sterile...

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Kelly Singleton Dalton

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 5, 2013

Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA. Legislation that has been used an estimated 100 million times – by moms and dads to take care of new babies, by adult children to care for ailing parents, by husbands and wives to care for a spouse with a serious...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 5, 2013

“In my current career, I have had the blessing and misfortune to use FMLA twice. Once to bring a child into the world, and once to grieve the loss of my eight-year-old son. I am fortunate that my union contract has expanded the benefit beyond the basic requirement of the law, but that expansion...

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