Feb 02 2022
We are calling on the Senate to pass a budget reconciliation bill that includes an update to the “registry date” in immigration law, which would provide citizenship to millions of longtime immigrants who have put down roots here, who live and work in our communities, and who call this country home.
Learn More Aprende MásJan 30 2022
Beginning on July 1, 2022, New Mexico will require private employers to provide paid sick leave to employees.
Learn More Aprende MásJan 29 2022
The North Carolina State FY 21-23 budget passed in November 2021 includes funding to raise the rates for Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs), including a wage passthrough for the direct care workers employed in those programs.
Learn More Aprende MásJan 14 2022
Join Senator Casey, NDWA and SEIU for an update on our Care Is Essential campaign on Wed., January 19 at 7PM ET. RSVP today!
Learn More Aprende MásJan 01 2022
As of Jan. 1, 2022, all house cleaners, nannies and caregivers--regardless of their immigration status--working in Chicago must be given written contracts that include the agreed-upon wage and work schedule information — and be written in the workers’ preferred language.
Learn More Aprende MásIn the last week of 2021, Governor Hochul approved a pair of new laws to extend the protections of state’s human rights law to domestic workers, as well as to expand New York’s paid family leave benefit to include domestic workers who work at least 20 hours per week.
Learn More Aprende MásDec 20 2021
We are disappointed to hear that Sen. Joe Manchin has reversed his pledge to President Biden to vote in support of the Build Back Better Act. This decision is not only a breach of the senator's commitments to the White House, but a denial of the urgent needs of working families in West Virginia and all over the country, who have sacrificed for far too long in a failing economy and an unrelenting pandemic.
Learn More Aprende MásDec 14 2021
On December 14th, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation providing the city’s 10,000 domestic workers with paid sick leave.
Learn More Aprende MásThis week we took action in DC to tell Congress they need to pass Build Back Better for the holidays!
Learn More Aprende MásDec 10 2021
In late November, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to approve a resolution expressing the intent to establish a Portable Paid Time Off system.
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