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U.S. lags in paid sick days, work benefits

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States lags far behind other nations in offering paid sick days, paid parental leave and other workplace benefits that proponents consider vital to public health and workers rights, according to
11 25 2009 2:48PM (...more)

International Report Card on Parenting Policies: U.S. Gets a 'Gentleman's C'

To: FAMILY EDITORS Contact: Virginia Rutter, Framingham State College , of Council on Contemporary Families, +1-508-626-4863, vrutter@gmail.com CHICAGO, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
08 31 2008 9:20PM (...more)

Swine Flu and Working Moms

The swine flu outbreak has all of us in a near panic, stirred up by relentless media coverage of what could happen if things get worse. Fearing a spread of the contagious and potentially deadly illness, more than 05 20 2009 12:23PM (...more)

Doc in Philly VA hospital controversy takes leave

PHILADELPHIA – An oncologist involved in treating veterans who received botched prostate cancer therapy in Philadelphia has taken a 06 27 2009 9:29PM (...more)

Clinton and family leave

WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton takes credit on her campaign Web site for helping to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act , which allows workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family emergencies.
04 8 2008 7:36AM (...more)

Obama says parents need more help

WALPOLE, N.H. - Democrat Barack Obama on Monday compared the nation's attitude toward working women to its approach to health care, arguing that in both cases, lack of support early on ends up costing more later.
11 13 2007 9:23AM (...more)

Clinton Proposes $1 Billion Fund to Encourage Paid Family Leave

Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today proposed spending $1 billion annually tohelp states establish paid family-leave programs and expandingthe Family and Medical Leave Act to cover 13 million moreworkers.
10 17 2007 10:27AM (...more)

Former "Beaver" star sues over unpaid royalties

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Ken Osmond , who playedthe troublemaking Eddie Haskell on TV's " Leave It to Beaver ,"has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit seeking unpaidroyalties from the Screen Actors Guild .
09 19 2007 1:52PM (...more)

U2 disappointed they 'didn't pull off the pop songs' on latest album

Courtesy of NME.com - Bono admits his band 'didn't pull off
10 30 2009 1:00AM (...more)

Best U.S. companies for working mothers named

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Working Mother magazine on Tuesday named the best U.S. companies for working mothers, citing those that have kept or expanded family-friendly programs and policies amid the pressures of recession.
09 23 2009 8:02PM (...more)