Author: Danielle Paquette
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The days of stay-at-home moms are ‘long gone,’ data show
The days of stay-at-home mothers are behind us, asserts a new report from the Center for American Progress, which analyzed national labor data and found that, across the country, the share of moms who financially support their families continues to grow. Nearly two-thirds of American moms these days (64.4 percent) are breadwinners, the researchers found.…
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When workers don’t get paid sick days, everyone else is more likely to get sick
Maybe you prepare food for a living. Maybe you feel awfully nauseous. Maybe you clock in, anyway – rent is due in two weeks. Working Americans often power through illness, advocates say, because the United States doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave. Four in 10 private sector employees can’t take a day off without losing income,…
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Labor Department is pushing states to create their own paid family leave programs
In California, the first state to guarantee paid family leave for all workers since 2004, payroll deductions fund a state-run insurance pool that allows employees to take off up to six weeks at partial income. Working parents in New Jersey and Rhode Island receive comparable benefits. New York state, meanwhile, recently passed similar laws that…
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Why Donald Trump is wrong when he says women have it easier
After sweeping five Republican presidential primary contests Tuesday, Donald Trump lamented his Democratic rival’s unfair advantage. If Hillary Clinton were a man, he said, she wouldn’t stand a chance. “The only card she has is the woman’s card,” Trump said, which seemed to prompt a subtle side-eye from New Jersey first lady Mary Pat Christie.…