Don’t Balance the Budget on the Backs of Family Caregivers
By Donna Benton, PhD, Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center Millions of Californians are providing care for a disabled, ill or ageing family member or friend. Providing long-term care for a loved one...
View ArticleThis Mother’s Day Upgrade California from an A- to an A+
By Vibhuti Mehra, Labor Project for Working Families With Mother’s Day around the corner, there has been a lot of buzz in the news and on social media networks about the status of mothers in the United...
View ArticleExpecting a Baby, Not a Lay-Off: ERA Report Shows Accommodating Pregnant...
By Noreen Farrell, Equal Rights Advocates Earlier this month, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), and other legislators introduced the Pregnant Workers...
View ArticleAB 2039: Expanding the Definition of Family Under CFRA – Take Action Today
By Trish Hughes Kreis For the last two years, Sandre Swanson (D-16) has introduced legislation to expand the definition of family under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). The definition of...
View ArticleTwo California Bills in Support of Working Caregivers
By Jenya Cassidy, Labor Project for Working Families Lately I’ve been thinking of a woman I worked with in the 90s. Shortly after we met, her sister was diagnosed with a brain tumor and terminal...
View ArticleCalifornia Leads the Nation in Helping New Dads in the Workforce
By Vibhuti Mehra, Labor Project for Working Families Last month, I wrote about a state-by-state analysis that ranked California as a leader among nearly all other states in the country because of its...
View ArticleOn the 10th Anniversary of Paid Family Leave, It’s Time More Workers Know...
By Maria Elena Durazo, LA County Federation of Labor At any point in their lives, workers may need to take time off to care for either a new child or a sick family member. While we have state and...
View ArticleNew Parents Need to Know about Paid Family Leave
By Janet Zamudio, BANANAS, Inc. I am a mother of three children ages 14, 11, and 7. My youngest child Maya just turned 7. And it was about at this time, seven years ago, that I used California’s Paid...
View ArticleKnow Your Family Leave Rights: Join Our Training in Long Beach
No one should have to risk their job to take care of themselves or their family. But what are our rights when we need to take time off from work for family needs? On August 15, 2012, the California...
View ArticleKnow Your Family Leave Rights: Join Our Training in San Diego
No one should have to risk their job to take care of themselves or their family. But what are our rights when we need to take time off from work for family needs? On August 30, 2012, the California...
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