A Better Balance

Breastfeeding Rights for Healthcare Workers and Students

February 14, 2019
Breastfeeding While Working

We were thrilled to co-present a webinar hosted by the US Breastfeeding Committee on Monday to inform workers and students in the healthcare industry about their legal rights regarding breastfeeding.

Recent Decision Affirming Birmingham’s Right to Cover Confederate Monuments Can Bolster Local Democracy Nationwide

February 11, 2019
Defending Local Democracy

We work in cities across the country to fight for fair workplace policies such as paid leave and sick time, predictable and flexible work schedules, and nondiscrimination, which often involves helping cities defend those policies against state efforts to roll them back.

A Better Balance Releases New Policy Brief on Paid Sick Time and the Future Of Work

February 7, 2019
Paid Sick Time

Innovative policies like paid family and medical leave and paid sick time laws offer exciting opportunities to develop workplace standards that truly work for a changing workforce.

26 Years Since the FMLA

February 5, 2019
National Laws

While federal progress has stalled since the FMLA, states and cities have come up with innovative policies for filling in the gaps that persist. And we won’t stop fighting until all workers have a real right to the leave they need when they need it the most.

Victory for Pregnant Workers at Walmart Following ABB Lawsuit

February 4, 2019
Absence control

This is a major victory for pregnant workers at Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer! No longer should pregnant workers like our clients, Kaitlyn and Leigha, be punished for seeking urgent pregnancy-related medical care.

BREAKING: Walmart Changes its Absence Policy Following Groundbreaking Report and Lawsuit

February 1, 2019
Absence control

ABB Calls on Walmart to Confirm Reports About Pregnancy-Related Absences and Other Details NEW YORK – Just months after A Better Balance (ABB) filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Walmart’s absence policy…

New Jersey Passes Broad Expansion & Improvements to State Leave Laws

January 31, 2019
Paid Family Leave

We’re proud to have worked closely with coalition partners to get this bill passed and will continue to push for progressive paid leave legislation around the country so that everyone can take the paid leave they need.

Voices from the Clinic: Natalie

January 28, 2019
Breastfeeding While Working

When she was around 6 months pregnant, she started inquiring about a private space where she would be able express breast milk, as she planned to breastfeed her child after giving birth. Her supervisors told her, “We’ll figure something out,” but never followed up with her.

Watch our Facebook Live Q&A with Working Mother

January 23, 2019
Paid Family Leave

For answers to these and other questions about the law, check out the video here and see our brand new Worker’s Guide to New York Paid Family Leave, which includes step-by-step instructions on how to apply, a detailed FAQ, and sample language for how to address conflicts that may arise.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Fight for Racial & Economic Justice Continues

January 21, 2019
Uncategorized

Many of the racial disparities in our economy and workforce that Dr. King fought against continue to this day. A recent report reveals that the racial wealth divide in this country persists, and has in fact gotten worse since the 1980’s.