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Balancing Work and Family

Private Employers Project Cuts in Paid Leave, Highlighting Need For Legislative Action

Tim Judson on September 16, 2010 - 11:26am

Family-friendly workplace policies like paid sick days are among the lowest cost benefits employers can offer.  Yet, without legislative action, the recession will result in fewer workers able to balance the demands of work and family.

Paid Sick Days Legislation has Overwhelming Support, Polling Shows

Tim Judson on June 24, 2010 - 12:56pm
86% of the public favors legislation that would mandate seven paid sick days per year for all employers, according to study sponsored by the Public Welfare Fund in collaboration with the National Partnership of Women and Families. Even when the public is asked about mandating nine paid sick days per year, 71% still support the proposed legislation. The study found that paid sick days legislation enjoys deep public support across all demographics and political leanings, including large majorities of Republicans as well as Democrats.

Expanding Access to Dental Care

Adam Thompson on March 5, 2009 - 9:42am
State Sen. Ray Cleary, a South Carolina Republican, has proposed S.286 to create a free dental screening program for schoolchildren in at least 3 of the state's poorest counties - where children are most likely to go without regular dental care. Sen. Cleary, a dentist himself, wants to combat the adverse effects that poor dental health has on a child's education, including the inability to focus while in school because of pain and missed school days. According to the Pew Center on the States, tooth decay is the most common childhood disease, affecting 60% of all children and causing kids across the country to miss 51 million hours of school time each year.