Significant paid vacation laws were passed in the United States in 2020, most notably the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Even if the mandatory provisions of the law ended at the end of the year, the…
E. Barrett Prettyman's US Courthouse, home of the US Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit and the US District Court for the District of Columbia on June 6, 2020. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi /…
The Minnesota House Democrats are pushing up paid family and sick leave bills and sick leave bills for all Minnesota workers - actions that will face opposition in the GOP-controlled Minnesota Senate. Duluth Democrat Liz Olson says…
Family leave remains a priority for democratic legislators in the state parliament. Representative Ruth Richardson has drafted a bill to implement a universal paid vacation program.
"All working families benefit from a stronger…
DELAWARE - On Monday morning, over 35 Delaware organizations formed a coalition to approve paid family and sick leave. For several years now, some families in Delaware have had to choose between work and family support. If enacted, this…
Kara Dewaine lost her father, Jeramie Dewaine, to suicide two years ago. A corrections officer at Corrigan Radgowski Prison, he would sometimes work 72 hours straight, and witnessed horrific violence, including being…