From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Did you hear the news that Amazon is no longer going to provide paid leave to workers who test positive for Covid-19 and need to miss work? [1] At the beginning of the pandemic, Amazon offered … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Does anyone else feel like these past two years have been a blur (slowly raises hand), but in some ways it also feels very much like déjà vu? For example, in 2020, Congress passed the Families … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Moms are exhausted. Burnout is real. The pandemic’s effect on maternal mental health is staggering. We must – and we can – put into place public policies to support families and ease the stress and anxieties … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re stubborn. Yes, we have gifts to buy, cookies to bake, and kids and loved ones to care for, all on top of the ongoing madness of the pandemic. But we’re not taking my eyes off … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Amazing news! Last Friday morning the U.S. House of Representatives finally passed the Build Back Better Act, with paid family/medical leave intact, and sent it to the Senate where it now must pass in order to … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Sign on at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/personalmedical and tell Congress that paid family and medical leave supports working families. Access to paid family and medical leave is crucial for working families. And let’s be very clear, paid leave is … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s go time. Within the next three weeks the U.S. Congress could finally, finally, pass comprehensive paid family and medical leave, but only if we keep the pressure on and keep it hot. Go to https://action.momsrising.org/sign/TimetoCare … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): In the era of COVID-19 and the Delta variant, access to paid family leave is more urgent and important than ever before. There isn’t a parent I know who isn’t worried about what happens if or … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re at a critical decision point and our members of Congress need to know how vital Paid Leave is to you and your family — and that we need them to pass paid leave for all … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Did you know that just one in five U.S. workers (21 percent) have access to paid family leave through their employers, and just 40 percent have access to personal medical leave through employer-provided … Continued