New York

Equal Pay Day 2019: Challenges and Opportunities for Progress

April 2, 2019
Workplace Equality

The average woman earns just 80 cents for every dollar a man makes, and the wage gap is even worse for women of color. For every dollar paid to a white man, African American women earn just 61 cents, Native American women earn just 58 cents, and Latina women earn just 53 cents.

New York Legislators Listen and Learn From Sexual Harassment Survivors

March 6, 2019
Workplace Equality

A Better Balance attended the hearing in Albany along with many of our partners and submitted testimony to give voice to some of our client’s incredibly difficult experiences and to offer a host of recommendations.

Our Callers: Highlight from the Paid Family Leave Hotline

March 4, 2019
Paid Family Leave

Through the hotline, we help New Yorkers find out if they’re covered under the law, what their rights are, and how to apply.

FACT SHEET: THE 2019 EQUAL PAY LEGISLATION NEW YORKERS NEED

February 7, 2019

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.

A Groundbreaking Requirement for Workers in NYC to Have Paid Personal Time

January 11, 2019
City Laws

This is an exciting moment for our movement to honor care and support basic rights for all workers – in sickness and in health! It is a recognition that workers need time for themselves and their families and that government has a role to play in making sure that happens.

New York’s Paid Family Leave Law Turns One!

January 3, 2019
Paid Family Leave

This year, the benefit rate and the amount of time workers can take goes up. If your leave starts in 2019, you can take up to ten weeks of paid family leave and receive 55% of your average weekly pay, up to a cap of $746.41 per week.

This Year in Paid Family and Medical Leave: A Look Back over 2018

December 10, 2018
Paid Family Leave

This year has brought some major advances in state paid family and medical leave laws across the country. But we won’t stop fighting until all workers across the country have the paid family and medical leave they need.

A Worker’s Guide to New York Paid Family Leave

December 4, 2018

New York City’s Fair Workweek Legislation Turns One

November 26, 2018
City Laws, Fair & Flexible Work

These rights enable workers to care for themselves and their families. Unless workers have advance knowledge of when they will be called to work, they cannot make child care plans or control their time. The law also helps deal with the problem of under scheduling by requiring access to hours for current employees when an employer adds time to the schedule.