First Lady Michelle Obama Promotes Work/Life ...       January 14, 2010
News: During her visit with 400 employees, Obama touched on an issue that has been central to her professional life--simultaneously managing the demands of home and the workplace.
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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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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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Dodd, DeLauro to Offer Emergency H1N1 Sick Days ...       November 10, 2009
News: Dr. Anne Schuchat, an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified that the CDC advises people to stay home from work for three to five days if they come down with swine flu. The organization encourages employers ...
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H1N1 Paid Sick Leave Splits Democrats, Advocacy ...       November 5, 2009
News: The House labor committee will hold a hearing on the Emergency Influenza Containment Act the week of November 16. It's unclear when or if a companion Senate bill will be introduced.
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Flu Outbreak Could Give Momentum to Paid-Sick ...       September 22, 2009
News: Preparations for an outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus this fall could give momentum to legislation that would require employers to provide paid sick days.
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Aitken Guides HR Organization Through Policy, ...       August 24, 2009
Feature: Mike Aitken, director of government affairs at the Society for Human Resource Management, keeps members informed and represents the group's interests with legislators and the administration. It is a key role, given that advocacy is one ...
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Seven New Labor Law Proposals to Keep an Eye On       August 6, 2009
Feature: Dozens of worker-friendly laws are making their way through the halls of Congress, including an unprecedented expansion of mandates on small employers, in some cases reaching businesses with as few as 15 employees. (8/6/2009)
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SHRM, Democrats Tangle Over Paid-Sick-Days Bill       June 11, 2009
News: The HR organization's China Miner Gorman warns that the legislation mandating paid sick days would foist new requirements on employers that could turn out to be as difficult and costly to administer as the Family and Medical Leave Act--...
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