The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (HR 2694) seeks to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations. While carrying life in the womb, women can continue to provide for their family. Ask your legislators … Continued
Every state surrounding our Commonwealth has raised its minimum wage while Pennsylvania remains stuck at $7.25, where it’s been for 10 years. But we have a chance to raise the wage in Pennsylvania—Call your legislators today in their Harrisburg office … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Discrimination is the last thing you should have to worry about when you’re pregnant, but even in 2019 pregnant workers are still being denied reasonable, medically-necessary accommodations at work (like extra water breaks or being able … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week is the one year anniversary of the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in Epic Systems vs. Lewis―a decision that will effectively force the vast majority of U.S. workers to sign away their rights. … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Submit a comment today at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/submit-your-official-comment-tell-the-department-of-labor-to-reject-trumps-weak-overtime-rules! In 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) attempted to strengthen overtime regulations for working people. The updated overtime pay rule would have raised the overtime salary threshold from … Continued
HARRISBURG – The Keystone Research Center released a new study today outlining the demographics of the over two million workers across the state who would see their wages raised if Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15/hour by the … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-04-29/immigrant-issues/union-says-pennsylvania-needs-immigrants/a66316-1 April 29, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window At the Philadelphia International Airport, many immigrants work as airport cleaners, wheelchair assistants and baggage handlers. (Björn Wylezich/Adobe Stock) PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s … Continued
From Family Values @Work (https://familyvaluesatwork.org/): One thing is clear: Lawmakers can no longer ignore the needs of family caregivers. Yet, several senators are looking for co-sponsors for paid leave bills that leave too many of us out in the cold. … Continued
From We the People PA (http://wethepeoplepa.org/): Every state surrounding our Commonwealth has raised its minimum wage while Pennsylvania remains stuck at $7.25, where it’s been for 10 years. But we have a chance to raise the wage in the next … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): HARRISBURG – Senator Robert Casey today joined Senators Sherrod Brown, Michael Bennet, Dick Durbin, and Ron Wyden to introduce the Working Families Tax Relief Act, legislation that would begin to fix our … Continued