9to5 Milwaukee In the Press

In the Press: Finally! Assembly Provides Some Relief for Working Parents

Express Milwaukee, 02/24/2010 -

The state Assembly approved a bill that would allow parents to take time off to attend their kids’ school-related activities, like conferences and classroom activities.

Hopefully the Senate will follow suit and support working parents who want to increase their involvement in their kids’ education.

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In the Press: Linda Meric: In honor of Lilly, pass the Paycheck Fairness Act

The Capitol Times, 02/02/2010 -

 A year ago, dozens of women’s and civil rights activists gathered at the White House to watch President Barack Obama sign his first piece of legislation into law: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.

The signing was a triumphant moment -- especially with its namesake, Lilly Ledbetter, standing with us. The bill restored the ability of workers to seek redress for ongoing pay discrimination, and its importance to ending inequity cannot be overstated.

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In the Press: GOP Gets Brown; City’s Sick Leave Ordinance Gets Day in Court

Third Coast Digest, 01/20/2010 -

The nation’s liberals let out a collective gasp of horror last night as word spread that Massachusetts voters had elected Republican Scott Brown to fill the Senate seat formerly held by the late Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.


Supporters of health care reform fear that Brown’s victory and the loss of a 60-vote, so-called supermajority in the Senate weakened the chances that a robust bill will emerge from Congress and land on President Obama’s desk to be signed into law anytime soon.

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In the Press: Lack of Paid Sick Days May Worsen Flu Pandemic

The New York Times, 11/02/2009 -

Check out 9to5 Milwaukee Member Latisha Carter quoted in the New York Times.

Public health experts worried about the spread of the H1N1 flu are raising concerns that workers who deal with the public, like waiters and child care employees, are jeopardizing others by reporting to work sick because they do not get paid for days they miss for illness.

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In the Press: Podcast 29: Swine Flu and Family Leave

Fairness Initiative on Low-Wage Work, 09/18/2009 -

This podcast focuses on President Obama’s call for schoolchildren to stay home if they have flu-like symptoms. For them to do so, parents must be able to take sick time – an option only half of all Americans have, forcing many people – especially low-wage workers – to chose between their jobs and their families’ health. Ellen Wallace of Greater Boston Legal Services and Sangita Nayak of 9to5 discuss the issue.

In the Press: Paid Sick-Leave Plan Scuppered

Wisconsin Public Radio, 09/15/2009 -

A working woman's group says it's disappointed that the City of Milwaukee won't keep fighting for a local law that would require paid sick leave. But the women's group says it will keep up the fight, Chuck Quirmbach reports…

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In the Press: City's troubling decision to sit out sick leave appeal

ThirdCoast Digest, 09/15/2009 -

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett made it clear that he opposed the ordinance requiring employers in the city to provide sick leave to their workers when it went to the voters last November.

Too great of a burden on businesses, he said.

But he also promised to respect the outcome of the election. And when nearly 70 percent of the voters supported the ordinance, it seemed like the people had spoken pretty loudly and clearly.

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In the Press: 9to5 appeals sick leave ruling

Journal Sentinal Online, 07/30/2009 -

The organization that led the drive for a paid sick day ordinance in the city of Milwaukee has appealed a court decision that struck down the measure, but the city has not yet decided whether it will join in the appeal.

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In the Press: Paid sick days will slow the spread of dangerous flu

The Progressive, 07/24/2009 -

By Sangita Nayak, July 24, 2009

 

We should not have to choose between a pandemic and a paycheck. And our kids should not have to be exposed to a lethal flu virus because our policy on paid sick leave is so primitive.

In Milwaukee alone, more than 3,000 people have H1N1 flu (commonly called the swine flu).

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In the Press: Sick pay law should cover abuse victims

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 06/23/2009 -

We are very proud to call Milwaukee our hometown. Together, we have lived in Milwaukee more than 50 years and remain close to our families and many friends there. As philanthropists, we have been proud to support the women, children and families of southeastern Wisconsin.

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