Sentences with phrase «working families this year»

«Our proposal will lift families out of poverty and create a stronger economy for all, and I urge lawmakers to help us fight for fair pay for working families this year,» Cuomo continued.

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When my daughter Chloe was born 10 years ago, I went back to work after 12 weeks, the max amount of time the Family Medical Leave Act would protect my job.

I grew up in a working class family in South Dakota, married an astonishing woman, and 55 years later we're still together through good news and bad news — including cancer.»

I hope that I am able to work completely virtually in 5 years and support my family.

While working at high - powered government jobs, the siblings dreamed about what they could do with the family's 102 - year - old chocolate business.

Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, has spent the last two years struggling: to normalize life for her children, to get comfortable accepting the help of friends and family, to regain confidence at work, and to rediscover hope.

Family loyalty keeps generations working together year after year.

Newman, who had the backing of an array of national abortion - rights groups and two members of Illinois» congressional delegation, campaigned heavily against her opponent's voting record and promoted herself as a champion of «working families, healthcare for all, and everybody's rights,» she told Business Insider last year.

Over the last 5 years, over 50 students from the city of St. Louis have worked diligently to fundraise over $ 100,000 to become the first in their families to travel internationally.

«He'll work outside the family business for a few years,» Stewart says, «then we suspect he'll be back.»

After working with some of my peers for (almost) 11 years, they have become close friends and even family.»

The Nordstrom family has been working to take the company private since last year.

There are 8,760 hours in a year, and I know exactly how many of them I have spent working, with family, exercising, or on community activities.

Sequencing in one 18 - year - old patient found several oncogenes, and her and her family will continue to work with Human Longevity to monitor the cells.

By taking time to work out, spend time with your family and making sure you do not burn out, you will start to notice that sometimes you solve your toughest problems on that morning run, or while lying in bed with your 2 - year - old as she falls asleep at night.

For example, many organizations are still set up the same way they were 50 years ago — geared toward working men who are the sole supporters of their families.

Iksil, who worked in London but is French and lives with his family in Paris, was fired from JPMorgan along with two supervisors last year in the wake of the scandal.

He had worked for a family - owned company for years.

I have a five - year - old daughter and wanted a career where I could simultaneously focus on my work and family.

Kay's 40 - year - old son, David, started an electronics company and a windmill company, then worked as a contractor before he joined the family business as sales manager in 1980.

In addition to eliminating country quotas for employment - based visas, the U.S. should clear long backlogs in family - based visa applications, and create a W - visa category for less - skilled employees to work legally for up to three years (with a chance to renew and be sponsored for permanent residence).

This year's conference, the fifth annual, explored how the omnipresence of technology continues to change the way families, businesses, and institutions work.

He spent some time working at a private foundation as former Vice-Presidential candidate Jack Kemp's speechwriter, and spent a «resume padding» year as a marketing consultant for his family's construction firm in Wisconsin before running for Congress himself.

«We will fight to defend them because they are about the health and economic security of America's working families, and we will not use Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security as an ATM machine for the Republicans to give tax breaks to their wealthy friends and corporate America,» House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said at her year - end press conference, signaling that Democrats would not support cuts to Social Security and other entitlements.

For example, if you spent 10 years working in a consulting firm but also spent 10 years working for a small, family - owned business, you may decide to start a consulting business that specializes in small, family - owned companies.

In fact, once the work year has begun, they're locked into whatever payroll - deduction mechanism they've chosen for the year, unless there is a change in their family status.

One person said both parents worked to support a family of four, while a 73 - year - old said, «I don't feel nearly as financially secure as I expected to be at my age.»

Trust had a major impact on employee loyalty as well: Compared with employees at low - trust companies, 50 % more of those working at high - trust organizations planned to stay with their employer over the next year, and 88 % more said they would recommend their company to family and friends as a place to work.

A few years back, when her husband found himself out of work for nearly two years, Whitfield was able to sustain her family's lifestyle with the income from her sales.

There are many parts of BC where housing, including single family detached homes, are affordable for someone working full - time, full - year.

Yet there has been no increase in transfer payments to the provinces for universities, meaning that working - and middle - class families have an incredibly difficult time sending their kids to post-secondary institutions (without housing and feeding them for an extra five years).

I happened to be up working late on launching the new asset management company my family is establishing this year and, despite it being 3:46 in the morning, am not quite ready to go to sleep.

I spent the earlier years of my career as an analyst and software developer, writing business process automation software at a Fortune 500 supply chain company, Expeditors International and working for my family's wealth management and financial consulting business.

Mr. Pinette's work in the Canadian forest industry began 40 years ago as an owner and President of a family lumber business, Pinette & Therrien Mills Ltd..

«After 26 years of nonstop work since MBA school, I am going to step back and spend some time with my family and let someone else take this amazing company to the next level as CFO,» Callinicos said.

The days are gone when family breadwinners could expect to work for one employer throughout their entire career, retire on generous defined benefit pensions provided by that employer, with the comfort of knowing that expenses in their golden years would be securely funded by the deep pockets of government.

My family owned a store in a flea market selling clothes for over 25 years and I've worked there to help out since I was 11 years old.

I like work flexibility because it will allow me to see more of my family that lives in another state, as well as be available more for my dad who is going to be 82 this year.

After becoming a Certified Financial Planner ™ Practitioner and working in and studying the financial services industry for several years, Jim concluded that in order for individuals and families to be truly successful in their financial and investment planning they needed a highly trained, independent financial advisory team, loyal only to them and compensated only by them.

Sharon has more than 25 years» experience in financial markets, having worked in stockbroking houses as an equity analyst covering an array of sectors and for a family office.

Obama cited statistics released the same day in the White House's new report from his Council of Economic Advisers which show that conflicts likely lead, on average, to 1 percentage point lower annual returns on retirement savings as well as $ 17 billion of losses every year for working and middle - class families.

One last example, I promise: Last year I realized just how frazzled it made me to fit focused work in between meetings and phone calls every day of the week while still leaving enough space to be with my family, serve my community, visit friends, and read a book or two.

Hicks had been contemplating leaving the White House for several weeks and told friends that she was relieved to finally announce her move... She felt three years was a long time to work in the whirlwind of the Trump orbit, with crises occurring by the day and sometimes by the hour, and was eager to try something new and return home to her family in Connecticut.

«America's hard - working families expect better from a company that makes billions in profit a year.»

After leaving the workforce to focus on her family, Gail spent many years working with s local, not - for - profit organizations in the medical and educational fields.

After several years of working with family offices, I started FamilyOfficesGroup.com, the first free - to - access educational web site on the family office industry.

In addition, conflicts of interest are cited as leading to $ 17 billion of losses every year for working and middle class families.

Years ago, when I first started working with family offices, I wanted to learn more about this industry.

She's 30 years old, lives in New York City, and works in her family's business.

I have been completing research on and working with family offices of different types for almost 10 years now, and I think it is important to share what my perspective has been of family offices so that readers can understand where I am coming from in this book.