Sentences with phrase «better paid family leave»

In a Syracuse Post-Standard OpEd, Rep. John Katko talked up his Parental Savings Account proposal as a better paid family leave option for workers and small businesses.

She'll be introducing legislation for better paid family leave, equal pay for equal work and affordable day care.

«The Independent Democratic Conference delivers for New Yorkers: the best paid family leave program in the nation, a $ 15 minimum wage, and the toughest gun laws in the country,» Hamilton said in a statement issued Monday afternoon.

New York State put together the best Paid Family Leave policy in the nation.

«We've enacted the best paid family leave program in the United States of America,» Cuomo said to cheers.

We have the best paid family leave program in the United States.

Not exact matches

For instance, companies that adopt diversity programs, offer mentorship, and have pro-family policies like paid family leave seem to do a better job keeping their talent, she writes.

Having firsthand experience with childhood poverty, I am primarily motivated by never wanting to put my kids in the same situation — and the job I left paid well and provided health insurance for my entire family.

But beyond growing her family, the news could also potentially lead to important changes in her sport and others, as KPMG, one of Lewis» sponsors, has agreed to pay Lewis» contract out in full for the year, despite the fact that she'll be missing a good portion of the 2018 season while on maternity leave.

It's an easy way to stay up - to - date on what's happening with the world's most powerful women, as well as developments in the areas of equal pay, sexual harassment, and paid family leave.

These include higher minimum wage, better infrastructure, expanded collective bargaining rights, and universal benefits — health care, but also paid family leave and retirement security.

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Horn said that voluntary paid family leave is the better option because it allows employers, who «are closer to their employees than the government is,» to create programs that work for them.

«Women with children are often excluded from full participation in the labour market due to challenges in balancing work and family life, or they work part - time, which often means lower wages and fewer benefits, including lack of a pension, paid vacation and sick leave, as well as less job stability,» the document states.

I have no doubt he is being cared for - hopefully by family and in his own home, but perhaps by someone well - paid to see to his needs, but is it really emotionally healthy for parents to be leaving a 4 year old behind for so long?

Then he doesn't love us that much he just leaves it to luck like if the child is born in a good family christan family then chances are very high that he will go to heaven but to a bad family and also god knows better than me that if he destroyed satun and did whatever i mentioned in my commented the world would have been a outstanding place to live in if god can send his son to suffer then why not destroy satun or give him life sentence in hell or even better why din't he paid attention while making Adam and Eve and even if he din't why din't he renoved the tree of knowlage from the garden of Eden then he woundn't have to tell Adam and Eve not to eat any fruit from that tree

Not at all, but here I am looking for a job to pay off the financial debt I made thinking I am sort of called, to eventually f (o) und family, and going starting tomorrow on a full - time two week course on how to write job applications, so me explaining the sinfullness of suicide, and regarding many persons on this planet me motivating them to endure whatever crappy situation (often for profit and / or gain of someone else) even tho they would be better off leaving such situation / s if possible (kind of Moses), seems rather pointless.

Lately, evangelicals have formed organizations to encourage women in the workplace and leadership roles, as well as advocating for paid leave as a family values issue.

So we know that policies like paid family leave after a new baby arrives — which the U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world not to have in place — are critical to helping to close that wage gap, as well as fair pay policies, sick day policies and affordable childcare policies.

Our members have helped move forward paid Family Leave policies in cities, counties and states across the nation, have helped pass affordable childcare policies in red and blue states alike, have also helped advance sick day policies in over a dozen cities and states across the nation, as well.

Now, because of the momentum that moms have built, it is no longer a question of «if» but «when» policies like paid family leave pass, because studies show that they are in fact good for businesses — for the economy and for families.

Most developed countries support families better than America — which has no comprehensive family policy for paid parental leave or flexible work, daycare, or early childhood education.

Apparently «sorted» young fathers who have left education and are succeeding in employment may need help to redefine their goals: while in the short - term their employment status may sit favourably with the young mother and her family, and therefore facilitate the young father's engagement with his child, better qualifications may pay off in the longer term, not only because of the father's increased earning capacity but also because better qualifications are associated with better parenting and with couple relationship stability (Yeung, 2004).

As early as 1974 the Swedes recognised that endowing women (but not men) with substantial work - family benefits (universal affordable childcare, extensive well - paid maternity leave, part - time work for new mothers) was not going to deliver equality for women.

Next, take - up by dads was actively encouraged: a key strategy was the «daddy month» — a reserved month of well - paid parental leave that was lost to the family if the father did not take it.

Well, the National Organization for Women lobbied for the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, a federal bill that would have provided paid leave to new moms and Leave Act, a federal bill that would have provided paid leave to new moms and leave to new moms and dads.

Many factors contribute to these difficulties, but there are things we can do — ensuring families have access to paid family and medical leave as well as affordable, high - quality child care.

«He was also the key force behind the Paid Family Leave program, often considered one of the best programs in the nation.

But a program about my area this week on BBC Wales showed the utter devastation in my area of families living on what is now well below poverty levels, one chap said after he pays his bills electric gas water he is left with ten pound a week to buy food, and thats not unusual around me.

This is your fault and it would be nice to see a little less sanctimnony from those who are directly responsible for tip [ing hard working families onto the Street whose efforts have paid for a the cosy non jobs your supporters have enjoyed It is common ton regard the left as well meaning but stupid but at times like this I really wonder if it is not something worse

«He stood with fast food workers and airport workers in their fight for better wages and benefits, and has been a strong supporter of a $ 15 state minimum wage and a paid family leave policy that can truly help working families.»

Former President Bill Clinton praised Cuomo's push for the federal government to help Puerto Rico and the work the state has done there, upstate economic development, as well as the passage of paid - family leave and the legalization of same - sex marriage in 2011.

But Klein noted his conference has been under similar pressures before to achieve victories backed by Democratic constituencies, most recently the increase in the minimum wage to be phased in to $ 15 in parts of New York City and the surrounding area, as well as 12 weeks of paid family leave.

The governor urged the crowd to «fight the good fight» for the wage hike, as well as a system of paid family leave.

Gyory, a former advisor to several Democratic governors and now at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, says Cuomo is in better position, considering he has spent this term successfully pushing issues friendly to the liberal base of the Democratic Party, like paid family leave and a $ 15 minimum wage.

Cuomo touted legislative achievements such as paid family leave and a $ 15 minimum wage, both of which recently went into effect, as well as free state college tuition, marriage equality and strict gun laws.

The state Business Council on Friday released new concerns over the proposed increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 15 as well as the proposal for a 12 - week paid family leave program.

GE, the we good things to life folks, are packing up moving out of our community and leaving behind families with no income, dead real estate and who knows what manner of toxic waste that we the people will have to pay to clean up.

Sanders praised Cuomo's push to enact an increased minimum wage in New York to $ 15 downstate and $ 13.50 upstate, as well as paid family leave, but he indirectly chided New York when he said voting needs to be more accessible.

It includes approving same sex marriage seven years ago, and more recently raising the minimum wage and enacting paid family leave, as well as pushing through some of the strictest in the nation gun control measures.

It includes approving same - sex marriage seven years ago, and more recently raising the minimum wage and enacting paid family leave, as well as pushing through gun control measures that are some of the strictest in the nation.

Since well before the State of the State address in January when Cuomo made the $ 15 minimum wage and an exceedingly generous paid family leave centerpieces of his forthcoming agenda, I've been getting calls and letters from small - business men and women across upstate anguishing over what this will mean for their thin - margin enterprises.

We are responsible for paid family leave, the best program in the nation.

And at the same time, Hochul defended the wage hike as well as the approval of paid family leave, saying those are measures improving New Yorkers» lives.

«He has delivered a $ 15 minimum wage for New Yorkers, 12 weeks of paid family leave, a $ 19 minimum wage for over 40,000 New York - area airport workers and championed many other pieces of legislation that have made working families in our state better off.

At the breakfast, Sanders pointed to Cuomo's push for a $ 15 minimum wage as well as paid family leave, part of a series of accomplishments the governor can claim on the left side of the political spectrum.

The union, which was instrumental in leading the push for measures such as a minimum wage increase to $ 15 in the downstate region and $ 12.50 upstate as well as a paid family leave program, has spread its endorsements around to members of both parties as control of the state Senate remains up for grabs a week before Election Day.

The resolution also includes nods to the five - member Independent Democratic Conference, including infrastructure and jobs creation programs as well as a paid family leave proposal.

Stewart - Cousins's trip will include discussions on mostly state - level issues, including a series of briefings, policy discussions and work sessions on issues that overlap with the Obama administration's broader agenda — including hot - button issues in New York, such as raising the minimum wage and paid family leave, as well as gun control.

«It's once again New York leading way, the way we did on raising minimum wage, the way we did on paid family leave, the way we did on passing marriage equality, the way we did on gun safety and it should be a wakeup call to this nation to say if you really want to be competitive globally, we have to have the best educated workforce and that means we have to have college for every child, man or woman, who wants to attend.»