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An Introduction to Paid Time Off Banks

Many people have heard of Paid Time Off (PTO) banks, but the contours of such policies are often little understood, especially outside the human resources world. To shed light on PTO banks, CLASP and the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) have released a report using Bureau of Labor...

As a Mother and a Lawmaker, Watching a Child Go Hungry Is Just Something I Will Not Stand For

Over the past two years, I've traveled throughout New York meeting with farmers and anti-hunger advocates to develop our priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill. Based on these conversations, I fought for and won several provisions in the bill such as improved crop insurance for fruit and vegetable...

They're at It Again: Health Care Law Under Attack

By Judy Waxman , Vice President of Health and Reproductive Rights Opponents of the health care law are determined to weaken the law by any means — even if it means hurting millions of middle class families. Help us fight back — the House of Representatives will vote tomorrow: tell your Member of...

Dear SCOTUS: Don't Deny Us

This month, the Supreme Court of the United States will rule on Obamacare (a.k.a the Affordable Care Act/the new health care law). While there is a lot of speculation about what will happen to Obamacare in the next few weeks, there is one thing we know for sure: it is working. Millions of Americans...