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 ... about companies determining when employees should take days off for illness.
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Study: Pregnancy Discrimination Persists 30 Years ...       October 30, 2008
... fiscal year 2007 shows a 65 percent increase in pregnancy discrimination charges, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
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Amid Flu, a Call for Days Off       November 20, 2009
... 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.
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Dodd, DeLauro to Offer Emergency H1N1 Sick Days ...       November 10, 2009
... 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 ... organization encourages employers to institute flexible leave policies 'so it'... ...
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Paid Sick Days Bill Teed Up; Groups Start ...       May 15, 2009
... the measure, which will be introduced within days, employees would earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours they work up to a total of 56 hours ...
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SHRM, Democrats Tangle Over Paid-Sick-Days Bill       June 11, 2009
... on employers that could turn out to be as difficult and costly to administer as the Family and Medical Leave Act--whose 200 pages of regulations she held up at the hearing.
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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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Caregiver Resources for Employers       April 10, 2007
Feature: These links and phone numbers provide employers with useful information on elder care.
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Milwaukee Voters Approve Law Requiring Paid Sick ...       November 6, 2008
News: San Francisco became the first US city to pass such a measure when it enacted a law last year requiring employers to provide seven sick days a year to employees. Washington, DC, followed suit in February.
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