Maine’s Latest Budget Establishes State’s First Paid Leave Program and Boosts Child Care
This week, Governor Janet Mills signed into law Maine’s latest [...]
New IWPR Polling Shows Strong Support for Congressional Action on Equal Pay, Child Care, Paid Leave, and Women’s Reproductive Health
March 21, 2023 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Washington, D.C. — [...]
The FFRCA is set to expire. Its paid sick day protections are more important now than ever.
The ongoing spread of the COVID pandemic, now more than ever, makes it evident that we need a national guarantee of permanent paid sick days laws to support the health and economic security of workers and their families.
Three Ways to Build on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Three Ways to Build On the Families First Coronavirus Response [...]
Coronavirus forces rethinking of safety net for working women
The coronavirus pandemic has been devastating for working women, but [...]
Access to Paid Sick Days in Maryland
This briefing paper presents estimates of private sector workers’ access to paid sick days in Maryland by sex, race and ethnicity, occupation, part/full-time employment status, personal earnings and county of residence through analysis of government data sources, including the 2010–2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and the 2010–2012 American Community Survey (ACS).
Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: The Costs and Benefits of Earned Sick Days
Policymakers across the country are increasingly interested in ensuring that workers can earn paid time off to use when they are sick. In addition to concerns about workers’ ability to respond to their own health needs, there is growing recognition that, with so many dual-earner and single-parent families, family members’ health needs also sometimes require workers to take time off from their jobs. Allowing workers with contagious illnesses to avoid unnecessary contact with co-workers and customers has important public health benefits.
A Woman-Centered Economic Agenda: 8 Policies that Boost the Economy and Work for Everyone
This fact sheet outlines eight key policy priorities that are critical for increasing women’s economic opportunities and securing their futures.
Access to Paid Sick Time in Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Approximately 35 percent of workers living in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, lack paid sick time, and among those, low-income and part-time workers are especially unlikely to be covered. Access to paid sick time promotes safe and healthy work environments by reducing the spread of illness[1] and preventing workplace injuries.
Access to Paid Sick Time in Dallas, Texas
Approximately 41 percent of workers in Dallas lack paid sick time, and low-income and part-time workers are especially unlikely to be covered. Access to paid sick time promotes safe and healthy work environments by preventing the spread of illness.
