Did you miss this? Take a few minutes to revel in last’s night’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”, in which J.O. gloriously skewers U.S. paid leave policies, mocks anti-family leave legislators and creates an unbelievably wonderful, side-splitting, tear-inducing piece.
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Terri’s story, or, why cancer really doesn’t care how responsible you are
Terri did everything right. She and her husband raised three great children – now mostly grown. She was a loyal employee for 14 years and prepared for the future, buying into the short term disability plan her company offered and investing in a 401(k). She even decided it was time to get healthy and lostContinue reading “Terri’s story, or, why cancer really doesn’t care how responsible you are”
At this rate, equal pay for women is 43 years away – but we don’t have to sit and wait
April 14 is Equal Pay Day, the day in 2015 the typical woman working full-time in the U.S. catches up to what her male counterpart made in 2014. Congress banned pay discrimination in this country over 50 years ago, but at the current rate of progress it will take until 2058 before white women gainContinue reading “At this rate, equal pay for women is 43 years away – but we don’t have to sit and wait”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 