Sentences with phrase «system of paid leave»

HARTFORD — State lawmakers arriving for the start of the 2016 legislative session Wednesday have just 13 weeks to deal with a slew of complex proposals, from regulating and taxing home - sharing services such as Airbnb to establishing a system of paid leave for new parents to dealing with opiate...

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«Let's face it: There is something wrong with our system when I can leave [Harvard] and make billions of dollars in 10 years, while millions of students can't afford to pay off their loans, let alone start a business,» said Zuckerberg.

The common argument against nationalized paid maternity leave is that it hurts businesses or that people will take advantage of the system.

The budget process begins and ends with a detailed and organized system that projects annual spending in various categories and then uses these spending amounts to determine the amount of revenue needed to pay for the spending, leaving enough at the end of the year for a profit.

Paid family and medical leave allows workers to take longer leaves of absence for the birth or adoption of a child, to care for a loved one, or to recover from a more serious personal injury or illness.15 Paid family and medical leave can be provided through a social insurance system, as it is in the three U.S. states that have active paid leave programs, or through another type of structure such as a government - business partnershiPaid family and medical leave allows workers to take longer leaves of absence for the birth or adoption of a child, to care for a loved one, or to recover from a more serious personal injury or illness.15 Paid family and medical leave can be provided through a social insurance system, as it is in the three U.S. states that have active paid leave programs, or through another type of structure such as a government - business partnershiPaid family and medical leave can be provided through a social insurance system, as it is in the three U.S. states that have active paid leave programs, or through another type of structure such as a government - business partnershipaid leave programs, or through another type of structure such as a government - business partnership.16

The result is that instead of running the banking system for the economy, Latvia and other post-Soviet economies are managing their economies to maintain bank solvency — as if the indebted population is really expected to spend the rest of their lives paying off the deep negative equity left in the wake of bad loans.

If what you interpret Paul as saying is that before creating all the myriad galaxies and star systems God decided that They would put some humans on the third planet from an insignificant star on a little arm of a middling galaxy and that the first hominids chosen role would be to perform pretty much to spec and do something silly and rebellious (arguably without sufficient information as to consequences for themselves and their off spring, oh, and for serpents) and cause affront to the tripartite godhead warranting separation of Gods grace from all their offspring; then we are left with people being chosen from way back before the Big Bang to do some terrible things like killing babies or betraying Jesus who was chosen on the same non date (time didn't exist before creation) to die in a fairly nasty fashion and thereby appease the righteous wrath of himself and his fellow Trinitarians by paying a penalty as a substitute for all future sins (of believers?)

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

Although not perfect — we would of course like a commitment to salary - replacement level pay for as much as possible of the leave — this would have been a forward - thinking system worthy of a Coalition aiming to make the UK the most family - friendly country in Europe.

the decision to extend the existing system of transferable maternity leave, rather than introduce a system of flexible parental leave and pay in which mothers and fathers each have their own eligibility, and

Redesign parenting leave, moving towards a Scandinavian - style system including a substantial period of well - paid, «use - it - or - lose - it» leave for fathers

This is different from the current low - paid system (known as Shared Parental Leave — SPL), which requires mothers to transfer some of their leave to their partner - and for which only a minority of parents quaLeave — SPL), which requires mothers to transfer some of their leave to their partner - and for which only a minority of parents qualeave to their partner - and for which only a minority of parents qualify.

Other countries can offer extended maternity leave with pay because of the socialist type government welfare systems (provided by very high taxes).

Whether it was the people of the North East rejecting politicians plundering their earnings to pay for white elephant vanity projects, working class voters rejecting apparently over-generous welfare arrangements for EU migrants, or left leaning Labour voters rejecting the supposed excesses of the capitalist system, fairness lies at the heart of British anger.

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

Lawmakers spent a lot of time talking about meaty issues, including establishing a system of paid family and medical leave, reinstituting tolls on state highways and setting up new measures to address police accountability, but in the end, a lack of consensus scuttled chances for a vote.

As Cuomo made his case for a higher minimum wage and a system of paid family leave, Schumer leaned over to Cilento and began talking.

That system would be up and running in 2018 and allow employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave and be paid 50 percent of their average weekly wage, up to a maximum 50 percent of the state's average weekly wage.

With Governor Cuomo's leadership, New Yorkers will have one of the highest minimum wages, the most expansive paid family leave act, and a criminal justice system that will no longer treat teenagers like adults.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing to shift payment responsibility to New York City for higher education and health care, is asking state legislators to adopt a congressional model limiting their outside income, will direct $ 2.6 billion to address homelessness in New York State and will push for a system of paid family leave.

Unlike his proposal, the measure the Assembly passed last year would provide 12 weeks of paid leave through the state's temporary disability insurance system, and the employee contribution would be set at 45 cents a week.

Cuomo's plan, first presented in his State of the State address in January and promoted by him at several rally appearances since, would create a system that allows workers to take up to 12 weeks of leave while earning 35 percent of their pay in 2018, rising to 66 percent by 2021.

Cuomo said lawmakers still haven't reached full agreement on the mechanics of raising the minimum wage, increasing school aid or creating a system of paid family leave for the state.

He turned left after a 2014 Democratic primary against Zephyr Teachout, a law professor, and in his second term has raised the minimum wage, expanded tuition subsidies at public colleges, enacted a system of paid family leave and raised the age of criminal responsibility.

He noted that nearly 100 of those teachers were encouraged to leave the system by giving them severance pay, under an agreement in last year's contract.

Instead, Cuomo is in the middle of a massive push to increase the minimum wage and create a system of paid family leave.

In previous years, the group helped secure two minimum wage increases and a system of paid family leave.

President Barack Obama issued a formal statement commending Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after the governor signed a budget bill creating a system of paid family leave and raising the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour in some parts of the state.

The Democratic governor's statements came as his negotiating partners in the State Assembly and Senate once again huddled with their rank - and - file colleagues to discuss a spending plan that will total more than $ 140 billion, raise the minimum wage and implement a system of paid family leave.

State Sen. Jeff Klein, leader of the Republican - allied Independent Democratic Conference, participated in Tuesday's talks and said a system of paid family leave was set to be embedded in the $ 145.3 billion spending plan.

Cuomo effectively banned hydrofracking in New York in 2014, rammed through a strict gun control bill within a month of the Sandy Hook massacre, and last year pushed for a system of paid family leave and a $ 15 - per - hour statewide minimum wage.

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 allies leapt to the governor's defense this week, saying his record of legalizing same - sex marriage, pushing for stricter gun controls, implementing a system of paid family leave and raising the minimum wage to $ 15 makes him a progressive leader who doesn't just talk, but gets results.

GOP senators have proven more disciplined, and Cuomo has cut deals with them — pushed by the IDC, and often with Democratic votes — to pass six timely budgets and major progressive bills like minimum wage hikes, a system of paid family leave, legalization of same - sex marriage and strict gun controls.

Where Gordon Brown shamefully scrapped the 10p tax band — a move that left up to five million of the poorest people in Britain worse off — Nick Clegg entirely correctly advocates taking the low paid out of the income tax system altogether.

Cuomo's plan, presented in conjunction with his State of the State and budget address in January, would create a paid family leave system that would offer up to 12 weeks leave paid for by a weekly, 60 cent payroll deduction.

As part of the budget process, he pushed state lawmakers to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour and enact a system of paid family leave.

The Assembly, which has passed paid family leave on its own in previous legislative sessions, plans to introduce and pass a bill on Tuesday that would provide new parents or caregivers for sick relatives 12 weeks of paid leave through the state's temporary disability system.

He embraced a call to increase the minimum wage and, earlier this year, signed a budget that set a $ 15 hourly rate in New York City as well as a statewide system of employee - funded paid leave.

Both Bill and Doug are long - time community organizers and are exactly what Baltimore needs to break the stranglehold the Democratic party machine has had for decades as well as the pay - to - play system that benefits wealthy developers and political insiders and leaves the citizens of this city out in the cold.

Legislators from both chambers pitched ethics reforms — and a host of other policy proposals, from paid family leave to a more robust system for organ donation — that will lead to clashes, namely the limiting of outside income for lawmakers and pension forfeiture for those convicted of a crime related to their public office.

Cuomo's progressive agenda this year included a minimum wage hike and a system of paid family leave, both of which Senate Republicans eventually assented to.

This is something which has been very well documented and mourned in a report from the National Academy of Sciences that was issued by a committee headed by Norman Augustine just a few months ago and this report — which is called «he Gathering Storm» — lays out in some detail the concern that that [leaves us] with a long hole over the next couple of decades, because of weaknesses in [the] way we fund basic physical sciences, the way we are training people to do physical sciences, the way we treat science in elementary and high - school programs — all of those factors, the way we pay teachers, the way we use the patent system where we try to provide incentives in some of the physical sciences; we are losing our leadership gradually to other countries, especially in Europe and [of] particular concern in Asia, where the rise of science in, particularly China, to a certain extent India and other parts of Southeast Asia, are cause for long - term concern.

These studies offer no conclusive recommendations regarding the optimal role of merit pay in U.S. school systems, leaving policymakers largely dependent on studies on other countries for information about how best to implement merit pay programs.

However, given that all school districts in the United States are subject to No Child Left Behind and many states have implemented their own accountability systems, this may be the most appropriate context in which to study the consequences of merit pay.

A comprehensive system of merit pay could reward the best teachers and encourage the least - effective teachers to leave the profession.

Dianne Payne leaves the Tweed Courthouse in Manhattan after asking a judge to force the state to pay the same amount of money that the New York City system spends per pupil for two of her children to attend private school.

The No Child Left Behind Act imposes the wrong kind of testing on schools, educators need better systems to interpret the test data they get, and the federal government should help pay for the mandates it imposes, according to several advocates who last week addressed a private panel studying the education law and how to improve it.

So in this case we wanted to create a shortcut to capital — a system where our young - adult graduates would be working hard, earning money, making mortgage payments, and essentially paying themselves in the form of equity, so that when they decide to leave that high - wage job to launch their own small business and create jobs in the neighborhood, they can.

In addition, financially strapped systems can apply for grants designated by the No Child Left Behind Act to pay for programs that improve instruction and assessment of ELLs.