Paid Family Leave

Bringing a Gender Lens to the Future of Work: Pathways to Gender Equality Conference

November 6, 2018
Fair & Flexible Work

A Better Balance joined researchers and advocates from across the country in Washington, D.C., for Pathways to Gender Equality, a conference organized by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and American University’s Program on Gender Analysis in Economics. The conference featured a wide range of economic and policy experts, including such leaders as former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

New Report Provides Guidance for Engaging Health Community in Paid Family Leave Outreach

October 10, 2018
Paid Family Leave

In 2016, New York passed a landmark paid family leave law, under which benefits began on January 1, 2018. This law presents a game-changing opportunity to improve the health of working families, but only if workers know about and can use their new rights.

Report: For the Health of Our Families: Engaging the Health Community in Paid Family Leave Outreach and Education

October 10, 2018

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

October 3, 2018
Fair & Flexible Work, Paid Family Leave

A Better Balance released the second policy brief in our series, Constructing 21st Century Rights For A Changing Workforce, a series of policy briefs analyzing key issues in covering non-standard and precarious workers under paid leave laws.

Report: Constructing 21st Century Rights for a Changing Workforce: A Policy Brief Series: Brief 2

October 3, 2018

BRIEF 2: PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE & NONSTANDARD EMPLOYEES Executive Summary The way we work is changing. Millions of people are working in ways that do not fit neatly…

Governor Brown: Sign California bill to help military families!

September 14, 2018
Paid Family Leave

If signed into law, SB 1123 will expand California’s existing paid leave law to provide paid benefits to workers so that they can take time off to address needs arising out of their loved one’s military service.

Women’s Equality Day, Not so Fast

August 26, 2018
Workplace Equality

The history of voting rights in this country is marked by inequality—gender as well as racial inequality. We are still fighting the legacy of this discrimination in the voting booth and beyond.

Your Questions Answered: From Our New York Paid Family Leave Hotline

August 23, 2018
Paid Family Leave, State Laws

At A Better Balance, we run a free and confidential hotline answering workers’ questions about New York’s paid family leave law. We hear from a lot of New Yorkers eager to get the family leave they need and we often hear the same questions from multiple callers.

Breastfeeding Moms Benefit from Paid Leave

August 17, 2018
Breastfeeding While Working, Paid Family Leave

In August each year, we celebrate National Breastfeeding Month. It’s an opportunity to recognize the importance of breastfeeding and consider the challenges still before us in ensuring all mothers can breastfeed if they choose. Paid leave is an essential tool in establishing and sustaining breastfeeding.

Reject Rubio’s Radical Raid on Social Security and Pass Real Paid Leave

August 2, 2018
Paid Family Leave

Senator Marco Rubio filed a new bill today that would provide parental leave benefits by cutting Social Security. ABB rejects the false choice between the time to care for ourselves and our families and a secure retirement.