Statement “Amazon’s announcement that they will be expanding paid family leave to all full-time employees, including workers at the company’s distribution facilities is a huge win for America’s families.
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November 3, 2015
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October 15, 2015
Statement “MomsRising is delighted to be among the nearly 150 public and private sector organizations that were selected to be a part of the Commitments to Action by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
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October 13, 2015
Statement “At tonight’s Democratic debate, we heard Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders outspokenly advocate for the expansion of paid family and medical leave in the U.S. to resounding applause.
Plain and simple, this issue is on the agenda for American voters - and no candidate can expect to get elected without having a plan to update our outdated policies so our families and businesses have the basic economic tools they need to succeed.
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October 6, 2015
Statement “MomsRising members across the Washington, D.C. metro area are thrilled to see today’s introduction of the D.C. Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015. Every day, we hear from our members about the economic challenges they face because they don’t have paid family or medical leave, forcing them to lose pay to care for a newborn, personal illness, or an ailing family member. This legislation would make D.C. the first city in the nation to provide paid family and medical leave for all workers.
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September 25, 2015
Statement “On the issue of paid family and medical leave – which has long been a critical one for our organization – Senator Rubio’s proposal to provide tax credits to employers that offer that leave is not the answer. It doesn’t go far enough. We need comprehensive paid family leave insurance legislation that covers all workers and is affordable. This proposal doesn’t meet those criteria.
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September 16, 2015
News release On Thursday, September 17, at 10:00am dozens of children, moms, dads and leaders will dash around the Capitol grounds in the “Miles Ahead with Early Learning” relay race. The pint-sized runners will be joined by members from MomsRising.org and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), and national legislators. The run is being held to highlight the fact that quality, affordable child care and early learning programs set our kids up for success from start to finish.
10:00 AM until 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 17
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September 9, 2015
News release UPPER MARLBORO – This Thursday, dozens of advocacy organizations and impacted county residents will gather to celebrate the introduction of legislation to allow workers in the county to earn up to seven paid sick days per year.
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August 7, 2015
News release Under federal guidelines, workers who earn more than $23,600 a year (which is below the poverty line for a family of four) are not automatically eligible for overtime pay. The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule to raise the earning threshold for overtime pay to $50,440 annually by 2016. This increase would make it easier for nearly 5 million workers, more than half of them women, to receive overtime pay at time-and-a-half (150 percent of their regular wage for hours worked over 40 per week).
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August 5, 2015
News release When the Republican Presidential candidates discuss their stands on what they believe to be the important issues of the day at the first presidential debate on August 6 in Cleveland, Ohio, moms across the country will be listening to see if they address the bread-and-butter issues that affect America’s families and the economy every day. Those issues are part of the new MomsVote platform developed by MomsRising, an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people focused on family economic security.
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July 27, 2015
News release MomsRising today praised North Carolina lawmakers for listening to the safety concerns of moms and families by passing an omnibus gun bill through the state Senate that protects the pistol permit system and leaves out a number of dangerous provisions included in the original legislation introduced in the state House this spring. At the same time, MomsRising remains concerned about a handful of provisions still in the bill that undermine existing gun laws, and vows to continue pressing for commonsense guns safety laws.
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