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Oregon Senate Passes Paid Sick Leave Law

The bill, which passed by a vote of 17-13, will now go to the Oregon House, and if approved, to Gov. Kate Brown (D). A spokesman for the Working Families Party, a group that supports the measure, said that he was optimistic about the bill's [...]

June 15, 2015|Categories: Press Hits|

Women Enjoyed Lion’s Share of Job Growth in May

Women’s employment rose by 189,000 spots, or 68% of the overall gain, according to government data . “It was a very good jobs report for women,” said Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a Washington-based think tank. Women saw strong jobs [...]

June 15, 2015|Categories: Press Hits|

Michiganians Deserve Earned, Paid Sick Leave

According to a 2011 study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, more than 1 million Michigan workers – about 46 percent of private sector workers – cannot take sick leave when they are ill. This leads to numerous problems, including children showing up at [...]

June 15, 2015|Categories: Press Hits|

SexyRodeos.com Is the Internet’s Best Troll

This week’s Inside Amy Schumer featured a sketch about an important issue that many don’t know about: the death of hundreds of thousands of women in sexy rodeo accidents. Accidents that end not just in painful deaths, but embarrassing ones, as less attractive women are [...]

June 15, 2015|Categories: Press Hits|