Sentences with phrase «support of paid family leave»

His support and leadership on labor issues, including the worker safety bill to protect utility workers and his support of paid family leave made a difference in the lives of working people.

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Nearly 70 percent of Americans who voted for President - elect Donald Trump and 89 percent of Hillary Clinton voters support mandatory paid family and medical leave, according to a post-election poll of 2,000 voters by the Center for American Progress.

Considering the US's lack of federal paid family leave policy, Sandberg said companies need to take the lead and support families with their own paid leave policies, which she said wouldn't just be nice to do, but would also improve the bottom line by increasing employee loyalty and performance.

Some of Clinton's plans include guaranteeing 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, expanding early childhood education, capping childcare expenses at 10 percent of a household's income, helping the families of children with autism and other special needs get access to more resources and support, and insuring more families through the Affordable Care Act.

Furthermore, Obama supports paid maternity leave and expansion of programs like the Nurse - Family Partnership, which allows low - income mothers to get one - on - one support from trained nurses.

New mother Valenti exposes the tired Mommy Wars for exactly what they are — a hoax narrative — by delving into the real problems our contemporary families face such as no paid maternity leave, archaic workplace policies, and the lack of societal support that families have had in the past.

This month, the 22nd anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, I wrote an op - ed piece with my colleague Robin Stern, about why it is so important to children's development that the government protect and support families with adequate paid parental lLeave Act, I wrote an op - ed piece with my colleague Robin Stern, about why it is so important to children's development that the government protect and support families with adequate paid parental leaveleave.

CHESTNUT HILL, MA (June 9, 2014)-- Fathers want to be present and involved from the first days of their children's lives and increasingly expect their employers to support them through paid leave, flexibility, and ultimately a culture that respects their desire to be hands - on caregivers, according to a new study of 30 corporations and more than 1,000 fathers by the Boston College Center for Work & Family (BCCWF).

Article 11 (2) In order to prevent discrimination against women on the grounds of marriage or maternity and to ensure their effective right to work, States Parties shall take appropriate measures: (a) To prohibit, subject to the imposition of sanctions, dismissal on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave and discrimination in dismissals on the basis of marital status; (b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances; (c) To encourage the provision of necessary supporting social services to enable parents to combine family obligations with work responsibilities and participation in public life

«I'm supporting Todd because he delivered for Nassau County families — passing 12 weeks of paid family leave, winning a $ 15 minimum wage for New Yorkers, $ 1 billion in tax cuts for middle class families, and $ 20 million in new funding for our schools this year,» Obama says in the call.

A year earlier, there were enough Democrats to form a clear majority to ram through much of the legislation the IDC has enacted or supports, like a robust minimum wage hike, statewide paid family leave and the DREAM Act.

«Those are all fair questions and I think a lot of people support the concept of paid family leave, but like anything else the devil's in the details,» Flanagan said.

Though she has made some headway with her father, Ivanka Trump faces an uphill battle as she tries to build support for her signature issues of affordable childcare and paid family leave, courting corporate executives and wooing lawmakers in hopes of generating momentum amid a packed legislative agenda in Washington.

At 11:30 a.m., U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will speak at the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce's International Women's Day Event and build support for her paid family and medical leave legislation, XO Group, 195 Broadway, Manhattan.

There are more and more options for paid family leave plans in New York state, but do any of them have enough support to pass?

Cuomo then turned his attention elsewhere, touring the state during the six subsequent weeks in support of a minimum wage hike and a system of paid family leave.

Cuomo, too, continues to bolster his support on the institutional left with a series of victories on the minimum wage and paid family leave.

In her statement announcing her support for Cuomo, she pointed to the fact that he raised the minimum wage — of which women make up two - thirds of earners — as well as his work in enacting paid family leave and making it harder for individuals to discriminate against pregnant workers.

«The first possible woman mayor has just turned her back on a critical but modest lifeline that families around the city need — a stunning abandonment of working mothers and parents and the progressive women who have supported her from day one,» the NYS Paid Leave Coalition said in a statement.

A measure to allow all workers in the state 12 weeks of paid leave to take care of a new baby or sick family member was approved in the New York State Assembly, and two measures gained support in the New York State Senate, but the issue fell by the wayside in the end of session rush to pass bills and adjourn for the summer.

Candice Giove, a spokeswoman for the independent Democrats, said the group was «proud of its record of achievements,» listing its support for gun - control legislation, a $ 15 minimum wage and paid family leave, among other issues.

«This administration strongly supports the notion of providing paid family leave in New York State,» said Melissa DeRosa, a spokeswoman for the governor.

Cuomo's office later said his administration is seriously studying the issue, and a spokeswoman said that while the governor supports «the notion of providing paid family leave in New York State,» he wants the Senate and the Assembly to come up with a «workable» proposal on which both chambers can agree.

A Siena College poll released Monday said that 80 percent of voters support paid family leave, while 18 percent are opposed and 2 percent undecided.

Sign - up post cards from Citizen Action of New York being used to recruit support for the paid family leave campaign

THIS was also the approach taken in New Jersey by Bill Baroni, a man of great presence and eloquence who stopped outside the federal courthouse to note that he had taken risks as a Republican by bucking his party to support paid family leave, medical marijuana and marriage equality.

As BBA has long emphasized, bringing our nation into line with our Western peers in terms of such basic family supports as paid parental leave, accessible high - quality child care, and pre-k that is available to all children, not only those lucky enough to have parents who can pay for it, would go a long way toward leveling the academic playing field, not to mention boosting the economy in numerous ways.

Plus, the state doesn't offer any of the single - parent support systems GOBankingRates considered for our rankings: no law guaranteeing paid family leave, no state earned - income tax credit and no expanded Medicare.

Lamont's office of Academic Affairs & Diversity also supports women in science by offering family leave policies for Lamont research professors and paid maternity leave for full - time postdocs at Lamont; promoting a more diverse applicant pool for job openings; enhancing the visibility of women through special events; and increasing awareness by regularly distributing information on social science research to the Lamont staff.

Family medical leave — a leave of absence without pay to provide care or support to certain family members where the individual has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death within 26 weeks — has been extended from a leave of up to 8 weeks within a 26 - week period to a leave of up to 28 weeks within a 52 - week pFamily medical leave — a leave of absence without pay to provide care or support to certain family members where the individual has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death within 26 weeks — has been extended from a leave of up to 8 weeks within a 26 - week period to a leave of up to 28 weeks within a 52 - week pfamily members where the individual has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death within 26 weeks — has been extended from a leave of up to 8 weeks within a 26 - week period to a leave of up to 28 weeks within a 52 - week period.

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In fact, Make it Work's polling found that 75 percent of voters say they support a package of work - family policies that includes paid family leave, paid sick days, and equal pay.

It's expanding paid paternity and adoption leave, offering «up to four weeks of paid leave for employees caring for others including to support child bonding and ill family members.»

My fiance is 53 diabetic insulin, dialysis patient, smoker, and lives home, not sure of his live span left, maybe a year or 2or3, but I need some type of final expense or life insurance for him for I would like to have the proper funeral - burial, for him but there isn't much finance, him SSDI, and I work and support our 3 kids, so what would be the best choice for me, being able to afford something that would pay for this and maybe some left to get (US) his family by, without breaking the bank.

Its really hard to discuss this anywhere without hearing «Oh your just trying to turn him against his mother» I know that happens alot and i know men and women are both guilty of it but in fact i had never heard of the term «parental alienation syndrome» until a couple days ago, i was actually starting to think based on everyones reaction when i brought up my feelings that it was all in my head and even my son told me i was dillusional right before he stopped talking to me and cut all contact.His mother moved him away to another state when he was 4 basically without more than a few days noticed after i had relocated closer to him to spend more time together, there was no history of abuse and i was paying support so that was a red flag anyway but hes 29 now and i feel like ive pretty much lost him forever.im in another location i moved to be able to see him more after my parents died in 2008 (about a month apart) but that has turned into a disaster since he no longer wants contact.He has a half brother here by myself and my present wife but my youngest son is mentally disabled and unable to take care of himself, myself and my 2 sons are all that is left of my family i have no other relatives anymore and i feel horrible for anyone else who has to go through this.