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Paid Sick Days Expansion in DC Would Benefit Business, Reduce Health Care Costs

As the DC City Council considers the “Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013,” a proposed amendment that would expand the existing paid sick days law to more workers, a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that providing paid sick days to newly covered workers under the proposed amendment is expected to save DC employers approximately $2 million per year.

By |2013-11-01T00:00:00-05:00November 1, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on Paid Sick Days Expansion in DC Would Benefit Business, Reduce Health Care Costs

New Paper Outlines Improvements to Social Security to Strengthen Economic Security of Women, Low-Income People, and Same-Sex Couples

Today, the Older Women’s Economic Security Taskforce (OWES) of the National Council of Women’s Organizations and the Center for Community Change released a white paper proposing recommendations to improve Social Security for economically vulnerable Americans.

By |2013-10-30T00:00:00-05:00October 30, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on New Paper Outlines Improvements to Social Security to Strengthen Economic Security of Women, Low-Income People, and Same-Sex Couples