Month: August 2015
Author Event | Under the Bus: How Working Women are Being Run Over
Please join us to hear Caroline Fredrickson, author of Under the Bus: How Working Women are Being Run Over, discuss how a growing swath of working women such as domestic workers, part time workers, small business employees and farm workers get left out of U.S. labor laws – and what to do about it. Wine, beer & light […]
Great Ideas @ Work Newsletter | Summer 2015
Happy Summer! We’ve got news and, more importantly, a call to action. Enjoy! And please share with others in your networks. When Work Works: It’s Time to Apply for the 2016 Awards! It’s Time to Speak Up: Why you need to get involved in improving work for all Oregonians – and how to do that […]
Oregon’s 2015 Legislative Session Was GOOD for Families
What a moment for Oregon! On July 13th, 2015 Governor Kate Brown signed four bills into law that make real progress for Oregon’s working families: Sick days for every working Oregonian, A retirement security program for workers who don’t have one through their employer, Banning “the box” on job applications, and Steps to end racial profiling […]
On the Road with FMLA for 22 Years
Thanks for our partners at CLASP for calling attention to this important day: Twenty two years ago today the rubber hit the road on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). That’s when the new law actually began to reach workers around the country. Since then, working men and women have been able to take unpaid FMLA […]