The U.S. House of Representatives will soon vote on an important measure to protect pregnant workers from discrimination. This is a major opportunity to advance family-friendly workplace policy, and we need to make sure all North Carolina members of U.S. Congress...
NC legislative sponsors will be joined by community members and advocates to introduce the North Carolina Paid Family Leave Insurance Act and Healthy Families Healthy Workplaces/Paid Sick Days Act MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 16) — This Tuesday, state...
RALEIGH, NC – Today the NC Families Care Coalition celebrates progress on paid leave for North Carolinians with Buncombe County Commissioner’s unanimous vote for 100% paid parental and family leave for Buncombe County employees. This is truly progressive leadership on...
This Father’s Day, our coalition is collecting stories about the importance of paid leave and paid sick days for dads, AND about the importance of being able to be there for our dads when they need a caregiver. With that in mind, our guiding question is: What...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 22, 2020RALEIGH, NC – A broad coalition of North Carolina organizations is calling on Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr to support the paid leave and paid sick days provisions of the HEROES Act. The NC Families Care Coalition, a coalition...
Check out this excellent new know-your-rights chart that can help clarify who is eligible for what kind of support under new federal laws, and what working people’s options are in the face of the COVID pandemic. Many thanks to our partners at Family Values @...
