Paid Sick Days are Good for Moms And Kids
Posted May 26th, 2009 by Rep. Kim FawcettThe Connecticut Paid Sick Days proposal has been a controversial and highly discussed proposal. It truly is a difficult time to place additional burdens on our business community, and the proponents of the legislation have worked very hard to address most of the concerns raised. The legislation will only include those companies with more then 50 employees and only employees who have worked more than 1040 hours on the job. Any company that currently offers paid time off for holiday, vacation or personal leave can convert that already-granted leave for purposes of sick time and not face any penalty under this legislation.
My decision to support the proposal was impacted by the thoughtful concessions made, the outreach by so many advocates (including MomsRising) and my own personal understanding of the challenges our working moms face.
When our moms, as primary care givers, do not have access to paid sick leave our children suffer. This year nearly half of our working moms will miss work and lose income when their children are sick. Through H.B. 6187 Connecticut is taking the lead in lifting up our parents and protecting our children.
*MomsRising would like to thank Representative Fawcett for her leadership as a great mom-legislator in Connecticut!
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Привет создателям блога, блог добрый, однако вот я не понимаю… Вы там 1 иначе всё-таки 2 ?? человека… Наравне точно желание пишут 2 человека, честно
Только пишите всегда равно хорошо ))
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June 15, 2009 at 12:00 am by скачать бесплатно сериалПривет создателям блога, блог славный, только вот я не понимаю… Вы там 1 иначе всё-таки 2 ?? человека… Точно будто бы пишут 2 человека, честно
Однако пишите безвыездно равно хорошо ))
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June 1, 2009 at 3:33 pm by секс по телефонуммм )) красивенький БЛ0Г
Нет желания сменить движок? Поставить ещё пару плагинови будет красивее..ну это вот это будет красиво действительно
Кстати , ты какой Хост юзаешь? =)
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May 25, 2009 at 5:13 pm by Mara SvenneIn my company, in Canada, we get paid sick days to stay home when we are sick ourselves, but not necessarily when our children are sick. So, we have to either take it as a vacation day (unless they are already used up for the year) – or, ‘lie’ and call in sick as if we’re sick ourselves.
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May 23, 2009 at 12:54 pm by mattwHi, Kim — Thanks for your vote on HB 6187… I think it’s great that, with everything being done to save the financial and banking industries, there’s some good effort being made to see that working and middle class people get some additional protections in our economy as well.
I used some of the research that you shared with me in a letter to our dear State Senator — let’s see if he comes around to the same conclusion that you did.
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May 22, 2009 at 8:30 pm by Ariana KellyOn behalf of myself, my husband, and our kids, thank you so much for supporting this important legislation. I really feel we are working together to build a better world for all families, and you are leading the way.
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May 22, 2009 at 1:51 pm by David HurlburtThis song was written for a Mother from Conn. fired for taking sick leave for her children and then herself. Every thing is true in this song.
To the tune of Hank Williams Sr. Cold Cold Heart
Melt Verizon’s Cold, Cold Heart
Give Kara De Witt her job back, we make this our solemn vow.
Parents of America shout “Verizon can you hear us Now!”
In October you told her be here each day at her time to start!
Why don’t you hire her back today and melt your cold, cold heart!
We’re here to today because of Kara and all working parents too!
Two infants at home, a husband in Iraq, what is a mother to do?
Stress was overwhelming from work and home just for a start.
Why don’t you care about families, and melt your cold, cold heart!
She cared for her children alone while she hoped and prayed.
Then not once but many times her husband’s return was delayed.
The uncertain feelings of worry would her husband forever part.
Why don’t you care about families, and melt your cold, cold heart!
When he returned after 19 months and she got Sick and Blue.
She is an amazing woman with all that she went through.
No vacation, or accommodations is that flexibility on your part?
Why don’t you care about families, and melt your cold, cold heart!
Why is it so hard for Verizon to be fair to their employees.
Let them take the time they need to care for their families.
Hire Kara Back with full back pay would be a very good start
Why don’t you care about families and melt your cold, cold heart!
By David Hurlburt CWA local 9410
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katie Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:41 pm
@David Hurlburt,
When you need a day off in connecticut
expect soon a change in the etiquette
‘sted of going to work sick
stay home and recover quick!
and you’ll still get a full paycheck-ticut!
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David Hurlburt Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:59 pm
katie,
Here is my reply a duel in rhyme:
Paid Sick leave
I asked my boss for a day off, because my child was sick.
I said make it a sick day, vacation, or you can pick.
She said hire a nurse or get some one else to stay!
Come to work right now or you will get no pay!
I weighed the choice she gave me, it was oh so very clear,
My darling baby daughter needed her mother to be near.
So I stayed home after we went to see the Doc.
Loosing one days pay would only put me in hock.
To my surprise, on my return she was now going to write me up!
I was now to be on attendance control and better not screw up.
The next absence, a suspension and a couple of days without pay;
For taking care of my baby daughter this is just not fair I say.
Not any paid time off for the family that they cannot take away.
No vacation, Paid time off or any time; it is just not right I say.
No, No, says the Boss our sick leave is only just for you.
We won’t pay you and you can’t use your vacation too.
You better be here every day; we have work for you to do,
Or with our attendance control we’ll just get rid of you.
The ideal employee is one who is Single By Choice.
Company employees should sing in one single voice.
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We did not hire your Family, not mom, dad, husband or wife.
No Family commitments! Now that’s for all your working life.
If you get sick or have a family don’t bother to apply.
You must be here each and every day until your fired or die!
There ought to be a law to stop policies like that!
I went to see the President Bush and to have a little chat!
Don’t look to congress to help you we want no more unfunded mandates,
Nor will you get any help from republicans from legislatures in your states.
Working families, we need to lobby congress and the legislatures too.
We need a law so are jobs are protected when our children gets the flu.
Don’t loose heart we fought back and we did win at the ballot box.
We got a new sick leave law in San Francisco, the city that rocks.
We won in San Francisco you can win in your city too.
We can win in the states; but it will take work to win there too.
In the House and in the Senate the bills have been put in..
Stick together and fight for our families and together we will win.
By David G. Hurlburt, CWA Local 9410
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Thank you Representative Fawcett!
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May 22, 2009 at 1:47 pm by AnitaThank you so much for your thoughtful consideration of this issue. We need support from both the business side and the workers to make paid sick days happen. It sounds like you listened to the needs of all the stakeholders and supported the best solution.
Thank you for your exemplary work.
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