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Portland’s cops and firefighters are the highest paid in town: see how much every employee in…
It can pay off to be a cop or a firefighter in Portland.The city's police and firefighters made more money in the 2020 calendar year than any other type of city employee, according to a recently updated database compiled by The Oregonian…
Paid time off for all Charleston sightseeing bus stops
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - Paid Leave for All, a national campaign of organizations hoping to establish paid family and medical leave across the country, state-to-state travel, arrested in West Virginia on Friday after- midday.…
MTN promotes employee well-being with additional paid days off
The director of human resources of MTN SA, Tebogo Maenetja.
As the harsh conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic continue…
Ensuring equal pay for black women is not just about work, it’s also about family
Every year, Black Women's Pay Equal Day is recognized as the day when black women's earnings finally catch up with white men's the previous year. In other words, it indicates how far in the current year black women must work to match…
Vermont’s paid family leave plan is still ongoing
MONTPELIER, Vermont (WCAX) - The pandemic and the toll it has taken on families in Vermont has renewed calls for paid family and medical leave. It comes a year and a half after Gov. Phil Scott vetoed an effort by Vermont lawmakers to…
Bill would provide paid time off for women who miscarry
ROCKFORD (WREX) - During her 2016 Senate campaign, Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth said she miscarried and returned to work the same day.
"It is unthinkable that after this news many would be supposed to show up for…
Beth Bloch: Paid family leave is an economic issue, not partisan | Notice
As our country and state grapple with the economic consequences of COVID-19, and businesses around the world…
Duckworth calls for paid leave for pregnancy loss
Senator Tammy Duckworth introduced a bill on Tuesday that would grant three days of paid leave to women after pregnancy loss, failed adoption or surrogacy, an unsuccessful fertility procedure or related medical diagnosis.
It is a…
Dundee charity calls for paid time off after pregnancy termination
'It's the right thing to do': Dundee charity calls for paid leave after pregnancy loss
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Native of Shady says KU paid him to leave | University sport
Former Cabell Midland and Kansas football player Caperton Humphrey and…
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First 10,000 subscribers automatically enter to win 5-night vacation to Cannes, FranceORANGE COUNTY, California, July 10, 2021 / PRNewswire / - 4KUniverse, America 1st 4K HDR TV Network and streaming service, today announces an…
France introduces 28-day paid paternity leave for dads
France has announced plans to double paternity leave from 14 to 28 days in September, and the time has finally come.…
COVID reveals urgent need for child care and paid time off | Notice
By Vicki Shabo and Marcia St. Hilaire-FinnWhen we testified last month at a congressional hearing, one of us as an expert on paid leave and gender equity and the other as the owner of a small business in Growing daycare, we encountered a…
Passport backlog almost derails family dream vacation – CBS Boston
NORTH ATTLEBORO (CBS) - North Attleboro single mom Katie Centola and her kids are counting the days for their trip to Punta Cana. “We wanted to go somewhere nice, an all-inclusive place,” she said.
The trip was booked and paid for, but a…
Lobby for paid immunization leave for public sector workers
"They deserve to be safe and if they are vaccinated it makes us all safer."The Civil Service Association, which represents state officials, is also pushing for frontline public sector workers to be given priority for immunizations and to…
Mothers take less parental leave than they want: report
Keynote speaker Sian Halcrow says returning to work after having a baby has been the most stressful time of her life. She was only able to take 10 weeks off and had to meet deadlines for her students, write grants and write reports…
Schools review policies on additional paid time off
School district employees are less likely to receive additional paid time off for the 2021-22 school year in response to the covid-19 pandemic, administrators say.
“Last year teachers and students faced uncertainty as covid-19 spread…
Forbes poll ranks Commonwealth of PA among top employers for new graduates
Governor Tom Wolf announced that, for the first time, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was named one of the nation's Top Employers for New Grads in a survey conducted by Forbes and market!-->…
Rohlik sets up unlimited paid leave for its staff
Rohlik Group, the central European online grocery retailer, has introduced unlimited paid time off for its employees with the aim of attracting and retaining top talent to fuel its international expansion.From now on, the nearly 500…
Heartbroken Australians who have miscarried welcome paid time off
Will and Artemis Greenwood, a young couple from Sydney, have been trying to have a baby for over a year now, but they have faced significant challenges. High school sweethearts have suffered three miscarriages in the past year.Their third…