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Wed Dec 05, 2007 at 01:36:21 PM EST
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Join the Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO in our support for Paid Family Leave Insurance Legislation (S-2249/A3812). The bill is currently stuck in the Assembly Labor Committee and is still not scheduled on their agenda.
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Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 06:50:29 PM EST
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( - promoted by Juan Melli)
[UPDATE] Assembly Speaker Roberts will be discussing paid family leave with the Democratic caucus next Thursday. Call [(856) 742-7600] or email [AsmRoberts@njleg.org] to tell him that paid family leave is important for New Jersey's working families. Find your legislators and ask them to support paid family leave. Promoted from the diaries -- Juan
Assembly Bill 3812 is the companion Bill to S2249. This is the Paid Family Leave Bill. A3812 was given to the Assembly Labor Committee but it has never been posted. On Thursday the Assembly Labor Committee is meeting and the agenda once again DOES NOT INCLUDE A 3812.
Without a Committee hearing this bill will be dead.
It appears that lukewarm support from many Labor Unions and a blitz by the Business community has killed this bill.
This state can never be considered progressive if it continues to look upon the workers as nothing more than business machinery.
There are many issues that need attention, but I find it hard to believe that there is a more important issue than the taking care of a sick family member.
I just wonder about our priorities.....
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Mon Nov 19, 2007 at 09:37:45 PM EST
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Support from a coalition of organizations could boost New Jersey's chances to become the third state granting workers paid family leave. The AARP became the latest group to join the New Jersey Partnership for Working Families - a coalition of over 60 organizations supporting paid family leave:"AARP's 2006 study on caregivers showed that providing better supports for family caregivers is essential to the well-being of our health care system, our long-term care system and our economy," said Marilyn Askin, Chief Legislative Advocate for AARP New Jersey. Phyllis Salowe Kaye, Executive director of NJ Citizen Action, summarized why family leave is so important:"No worker should be forced to suffer a financial crisis in order to care for their ill family members." The legislation would allow employees to collect up to about $500/week for up to 10 weeks. Given the fierce opposition from within the business community, one might think this would impose an added financial burden on them. But the entire program would be paid for by a small deduction from worker's paychecks.
The only real burden is that the company would be required to keep the position open for when they return to work, but Senator Sweeney - a sponsor of the legislation - has "already agreed to allow businesses with less than 50 employees to tell workers taking leave that they wouldn't be guaranteed to keep their job after the leave. "
We'll give AFL-CIO president Charlie Wowkanech the last word: "New Jersey workers have overwhelmingly declared their willingness to contribute to this program in return for the security of knowing that they will be able to be there for a loved one in their time of need without fear of financial disaster...Furthermore, the experiences of both California and Washington with this policy have proven that this program not only has no negative impact on business, but leads to a healthier work environment and therefore increased productivity."
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