Amid Flu, a Call for Days Off       November 20, 2009
Feature: With the H1N1 pandemic weighing on everybody's mind, employee advocacy groups are renewing their push for federal and state legislation making paid sick days mandatory, hoping that flu fears will speed the measures forward. (11/20/2009)
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An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure?       November 20, 2009
Feature: The H1N1 flu pandemic has many business leaders concerned, but the strain of the recession and other worries have them holding back on aggressive, and costly, responses. That could prove disastrous. (11/20/2009)
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Hearing Indicates Emergency Paid Leave Bill May ...       November 17, 2009
News: Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, argues that employees should decide when to use the sick leave. At least one Democrat also has misgivings about companies determining when employees should take days ...
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Senate Panel Releases Trimmed-Down Health Reform ...       September 16, 2009
News: The Senate Finance Committee plan would cost an estimated $774 billion over 10 years, which is less than the $1 trillion price tag of other proposals. A US Chamber of Commerce rep says, 'It ain't perfect, but it is certainly a vast improvem
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New York City-Area Chambers of Commerce Unite ...       September 9, 2009
News: New York City's chambers of commerce have joined forces to fight a bill--supported by an overwhelming majority of City Council members--that would compel employers to provide their workers with up to nine paid sick days per year.
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Analysis Reveals Health Care Reform's Potential ...       September 3, 2009
News: The bills would foist increased costs onto as many as 1.4 million employers, depending on the specifics of each draft of health reform legislation, and those costs would be passed along to workers and customers, the report's author says.
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Wal-Mart, Union Jointly Endorse Employer Health ...       June 30, 2009
News: A letter to President Obama is signed by Mike Duke, Wal-Mart CEO and president; Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union; and John Podesta, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning ...
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The Country's Outdated Unemployment Insurance ...       February 2, 2009
Feature: Changes to unemployment insurance cannot come too soon for observers who say the nation's safety net is fraying. While legions of Americans lose their jobs and the economy suffers, critics say the jobless benefits program has big proble...
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Union Membership Rises Amid Economic Uncertainty, ...       January 28, 2009
News: Membership rates rose for the second straight year in 2008, indicating receptivity to organized labor among workers worried about the worst recession in generations. Mass layoffs rose last year to the highest level since the recession ...
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