Articles for Paid Family

My 8-Year-Old Was Suffering From Cancer. To Keep Her Alive, I Made An Unthinkable Choice.
1 month, 4 weeks ago

My 8-Year-Old Was Suffering From Cancer. To Keep Her Alive, I Made An Unthinkable Choice.

Huff Post  

The author's daughter, Carolyn, during a hospital stay in Philadelphia in 2020. Courtesy of Elizabeth Austin While my 8-year-old daughter puked yellow goo into a hospital bedpan, I couldn’t be a doting mother bent over her shivering body, rubbing soothing circles over her back. As a single parent of two kids and our household’s sole income provider in a state …

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George Baldock dead: Ian Wright expresses his 'condolences to his family', while Roy Keane calls him a player 'who had huge energy' before England's defeat by Greece - after the former Sheffield Unite
2 months, 1 week ago

George Baldock dead: Ian Wright expresses his 'condolences to his family', while Roy Keane calls him a player 'who had huge energy' before England's defeat by Greece - after the former Sheffield Unite

Daily Mail  

Greece players paid tribute to the defender after scoring first and at full time Pundits have paid tribute to George Baldock after the former Sheffield United defender was found dead at his home in Greece. Police tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the 31-year-old former Premier League player but could not revive him and medical emergency units confirmed his death at the …

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Child care burst into the national spotlight at the Vance-Walz debate. Here’s why.
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Child care burst into the national spotlight at the Vance-Walz debate. Here’s why.

LA Times  

The vice presidential candidates appeared to find some agreement during their Tuesday night debate over child care and paid family leave, in the longest and most in-depth campaign exchange about these issues to date. “I think there is a bipartisan solution here because a lot of us care about this issue,” Vance said in response to a question from CBS …

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The Economic Mind of Tim Walz
4 months, 1 week ago

The Economic Mind of Tim Walz

NPR  

The Economic Mind of Tim Walz toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images In recent weeks, Minnesota Gov. Now, for every 30 hours Minnesotans work, they can earn at least one hour of sick leave up to “a maximum of 48 hours each year unless the employer agrees to a higher amount.” Walz helped make Minnesota’s tax system one of the most …

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‘Spent more on pet dog than paid servant’: The shocking revelations from Hinduja family’s human trafficking trial
6 months ago

‘Spent more on pet dog than paid servant’: The shocking revelations from Hinduja family’s human trafficking trial

Firstpost  

The UK’s richest family – the Hindujas – are on trial in Switzerland, battling accusations of human trafficking of their Indian domestic staff. Four family members are in legal trouble over alleged exploitation charges Four Hinduja family members have landed in legal trouble in Switzerland. Indian-Swiss billionaire family members Namrata Hinduja and Ajay Hinduja arrive at Geneva’s courthouse with their …

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More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day - but most still don’t
7 months, 1 week ago

More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day - but most still don’t

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother’s Day with hard-fought access to paid time off to care for newborns. But the majority still must forego pay to care for new babies or other loved ones, even as efforts to expand paid parental and family leave gain traction. Pennsylvania’s House and Senate are considering …

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Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies
1 year, 5 months ago

Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies

NPR  

Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies Karli Myers had her son, Luke, in November, while working as a high school English teacher outside Tulsa, Okla. According to a survey by the National Council on Teacher Quality, less than one fifth of the nation's largest school districts offer paid parental leave for teachers. For …

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Paid family and medical leave in play at Minnesota Capitol
1 year, 9 months ago

Paid family and medical leave in play at Minnesota Capitol

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Supporters of creating a paid family and medical leave system in Minnesota rallied at the state Capitol on Tuesday and lobbied their lawmakers to try to push the plan over the finish line. “You know that anywhere else in the developed world, paid family and medical leave is the norm,” Democratic Gov Tim Walz told a …

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Evers pushing for tax cuts, new paid family leave program
1 year, 10 months ago

Evers pushing for tax cuts, new paid family leave program

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers made a plea for bipartisanship with the unveiling of a nearly $104 billion state budget Wednesday that includes a new paid family leave program for most public and private-sector workers, tax cuts for the middle class, a plan to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in their stadium until at least 2043 and higher …

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Democrats to wield power when Minnesota Legislature convenes
1 year, 11 months ago

Democrats to wield power when Minnesota Legislature convenes

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrats will control both the House and Senate for the first time in eight years when the Minnesota Legislature convenes Jan. 3, giving them power to decide how to use a $17.6 billion projected budget surplus — and new opportunities to pass liberal initiatives that the outgoing Senate Republican majority had blocked. Democratic lawmakers’ priorities also …

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Minnesota Republicans offer alternate plan for family leave
2 years, 9 months ago

Minnesota Republicans offer alternate plan for family leave

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature offered a voluntary proposal for paid family and medical leave Monday that would rely on tax credits for employers who choose to participate, in contrast with Democratic proposals that would require paid time off for workers to care for their families. The GOP proposal would authorize insurance companies to offer products …

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Democrats push for paid family leave ahead of critical votes
3 years, 1 month ago

Democrats push for paid family leave ahead of critical votes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Longtime advocates of paid family and medical leave are scrambling to make sure that the long-sought Democratic priority remains in a massive social and environmental spending bill after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revived it. “For the sake of West Virginia’s workers, the businesses that employ them, and an economic recovery that works for everyone, Sen. Joe Manchin must …

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Biden, Dems get low marks on spending talks: AP-NORC poll
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden, Dems get low marks on spending talks: AP-NORC poll

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden and Democrats try to get a roughly $1.75 trillion package over the finish line, a new poll shows that fewer than half of Americans approve of how they have handled the spending bill. The new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 36% of Americans say they approve of …

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wrote a letter to Congress calling for paid family leave
3 years, 2 months ago

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wrote a letter to Congress calling for paid family leave

NPR  

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wrote a letter to Congress calling for paid family leave Enlarge this image toggle caption John Lamparski/Getty Images John Lamparski/Getty Images Democrats have been negotiating for weeks over just how much to spend on a budget reconciliation bill that would address key Biden administration priorities in areas like climate change, health care and child care. Meghan, …

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Opinion: The Washington failure that’s making us sick
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: The Washington failure that’s making us sick

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Molly Dickens, Ph.D., is a stress physiologist and Co-Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit, &Mother. Given the wealth of research linking daily chronic stress to long-term health, it’s worth asking: is our country’s failure to support caregivers making Americans sick? As of this writing, Congress is debating President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, which includes historic …

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Biden’s Build Back Better plan explained: What it is and what’s in it
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden’s Build Back Better plan explained: What it is and what’s in it

CNN  

CNN — After months of negotiations and passage in the House last month, President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.75 trillion economic and climate package was dealt a major blow on Sunday when a key Democratic senator said he cannot support the bill. The provision, along with the child care measure, would cost an estimated $381.5 billion, according to the CBO. This …

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American Families Plan: What’s in Biden’s $1.8 trillion care proposal
3 years, 7 months ago

American Families Plan: What’s in Biden’s $1.8 trillion care proposal

CNN  

CNN — A month after he laid out a roughly $2 trillion infrastructure plan aimed at helping the nation recover from the coronavirus pandemic, President Joe Biden is set to unveil an additional $1.8 trillion federal investment in education, child care and paid family leave during his first address to Congress on Wednesday. The proposal would also extend or make …

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More than 190 US firms urge Congress to pass paid family leave
3 years, 9 months ago

More than 190 US firms urge Congress to pass paid family leave

Al Jazeera  

A memo signed by more than 190 US companies including Eventbrite, Patagonia and Pinterest was sent to Congressional leaders on Tuesday urging them to pass a federal paid family and medical leave policy. More than 190 U.S. companies, including Eventbrite Inc., Patagonia Inc. and Pinterest Inc., are urging congressional leaders to pass a federal paid family and medical leave policy. …

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