October 3, 2016
In a victory for working people, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released regulations implementing President Obama’s executive order to require federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to people who work for them. These regulations keep the federal government on pace to implement its paid sick leave rule by… Read More»
Tags: Executive order, Family values @ work, Obama Administration, Paid Leave, paid sick, sick days, working while sick, workplace regulations
June 14, 2016
On June 14, Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta spoke at the first-ever White House United State of Women Summit. The historic event, organized by the White House, convened thousands of women leaders from across the country to raise up solutions and build momentum to achieve gender equality. The… Read More»
Tags: Career Pathways, equal pay, Fair Wages, Living wages, Paid Leave, Stable schedules, United State of Women, White House
June 13, 2016
Jobs With Justice hosted a tweetchat this afternoon to highlight the issues faced by working women and the organizing and policy solutions they have been demanding and winning. You can see some of the highlights below. State of #WorkingWomen – Curated tweets by jwjnational
Tags: Discrimination, Fightfor15, organizing, Paid Leave, scheduling, wages, women, WorkingWomen