Paid Family Leave

April 22, 2018

I am a planner. I plan for everything. From my weekly dinner menu to my annual physical, I schedule, prioritize, and plan out every last detail I can. But sometimes the unexpected happens - a family member falls severely ill or a spouse is diagnosed with cancer. That’s where paid leave comes...

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Tina Sherman

Paid Family Leave

April 3, 2018

Over the past several years the conversation about paid leave has launched to new heights. National attention is evident by the more than 300 articles on paid leave surfacing daily. Public policy is also picking up speed with five states and the District of Columbia passing legislation for paid...

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Angela Romei

Gun Safety Immigration Maternal Justice MomsVote Paid Family Leave

March 30, 2018

With the student leaders’ call to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE still ringing in our ears, MomsRising is gearing up to make sure as many people as possible heed that call. Through our #MomsVote program, we're getting ready to get out the vote — including making sure as many people as possible are registered and...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 29, 2018

Congressional leaders are mulling what to do for the rest of the year. We have a list of ideas for them, but we want to hear from you.

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Lecia Imbery

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Paid Family Leave

March 6, 2018

The fight for paid family and medical leave in Massachusetts is on fire in Boston right now! We have a real chance of winning in Massachusetts this year, but only lawmakers keep hearing from you. → Sign here to ask your state legislator to make enact paid family and medical leave for Massachusetts...

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Tina Sherman

Take Action

Paid Family Leave

February 12, 2018

Because of you and MomsRising members like you, earlier this week, New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich announced his support for the FAMILY Act and signed on as a co-sponsor! → Please sign our card to Sen. Heinrich, thanking him for supporting New Mexico families! New Mexico MomsRising members were...

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Erin Bennett Leighton

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

February 9, 2018

With jobless rates at multi-year lows in the United States and many other countries, finding talent is becoming a bigger task. Overall employment is expected to grow year on year at 0.7% from 2016 to 2026, faster than the prior decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics . For the country...

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To-wen Tseng

Childcare & Early Education Health Care Paid Family Leave

February 9, 2018

Happy weekend! We hope you have some time to recharge before the start of a new week. We're making it easy to catch up on all of the top actions from the last week, with our latest #5Actions round up! As always, please forward and share with family and friends, too! 1. Don't Let the Dinosaurs Win...

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Karen Showalter

Paid Family Leave

February 6, 2018

A lot can change in twenty-five years. Kids grow up, parents grow older. Fashion, pop culture, and workplaces change. But what hasn’t changed is the need to be there for the people we love when they need us. Twenty-five years ago today, the Family and Medical Leave Act passed Congress. Providing 12...

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