Media Alert September 17, 2021 Contact: Ana Pardo, (919) 818-5933 or Beth Messersmith, (919) 323-6179 RALEIGH – This week, drivers and pedestrians in six markets across North Carolina are seeing powerful new billboards that underscore the need for paid leave and...
The NC Families Care Coalition is excited to see the recent progress made in the City of Asheville with the inclusion of paid parental and family leave in their 2021-22 budget. The budget provision, which echoes Buncombe County’s 2020 policy, includes eight weeks...
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...
