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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75470796336604845052014-09-25T05:15:19.133-04:00Coalition for Healthy Families and WorkplacesThousands of working Philadelphians can't earn any paid sick days to care of their own health, and thousands more can't take a paid day to care for a sick child or parent. Illness for these workers means they must "choose" between the jobs they need and the families they love. Philadelphia City Council can pass a bill that would guarantee workers the ability to earn paid sick days. Please take action to make sick days a reality for all email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-21741352316755294542014-06-17T09:00:00.000-04:002014-06-17T09:00:13.615-04:00Contact Your Elected Officials in Harrisburg and Remind Them "Paid Sick Days are Important"!HB1796, a bill that would help survivors of domestic violence, is currently being used as a vehicle to preempt local governments from passing any type of paid leave policies such as paid family leave and paid sick days.

The bill is currently in the State Senate now contains language that would not permit local governments the opportunity to adopt ordinances allowing those same survivors to access much needed time to meet with authorities or care for themselves or their family members.

It is important that our elected officials know if you support survivors of domestic violence and HB1796, but only if language not allowing local government to allow paid leave policies is removed.

Issues as important as these, which have majority local support is most counties in Pennsylvania deserve to have the opportunity to be discussed with local officials who are responsible for their communities.

To find out who your legislator is, and to contact them, please click here!Diana Mhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-29121519386827491362014-05-05T11:43:00.000-04:002014-05-05T11:43:14.581-04:00#WhatMotherNeed Week of Action

May 11 is Mother's Day, and this year, Mom needs more than cards and flowers. She needs action -

to end pay discrimination

to end pregnancy discrimination

to ensure all workers have access to paid sick days and paid family leave

In this week leading up to Mother's Day, our friends at the National Partnership have put together a kit to help your voice be heard. You can also take part in their daily Twitter storms at 3PM. Topics include:

Monday: Maternal Health and Child Care

Tuesday: Pregnancy Discrimination

Wednesday: Paid Leave and Paid Sick Days

Thursday: Equal Pay and Minimum Wage

Friday: Health

At the end of the week, we will also be asking moms from across the country to send us pictures of themselves with signs supporting paid sick days and paid family leave. Check back on our website for more information.

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-41625661753103964142014-04-03T15:30:00.002-04:002014-04-03T15:30:48.507-04:00Philadelphia's Pregnancy Accommodations Law is Going Into Effect

The latest change to the Fair Practices Ordinance in Philadelphia is a win for PathWays PA, the Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces, and of course for pregnant women working in Philadelphia. Under the additional legislation, which was signed by Mayor Nutter in January 2014, employees who are pregnant or recently gave birth can ask for reasonable workplace accommodations without fear of losing their jobs.

Under the law, those requests might include asking for bathroom or rest breaks, access to water, assistance lifting items or re-assignment with manual labor duties, for example.

Employers in Philadelphia are required to post notification of the law by April 20. The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations has issued a poster that offers a plain-language explanation of the law. A downloadable electronic copy of the poster is available on the PCHR web site. Hard copies are available at the PCHR office and area chambers of commerce also have agreed to help their members obtain hard-copy posters.

The poster is in English, but other languages and related brochures will be made available shortly. For details about the law and its requirements, visit www.phila.gov/humanrelations or call (215) 686-4670.

Thanks to the PCHR for information on this bill and its notifications.email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-85272448177903136812014-02-05T06:30:00.000-05:002014-02-05T06:30:00.143-05:00We've Come Not So Long A Way

This post is part of the Family Values @ Work Blog Carnival. To view more blog posts from the carnival, visit http://familyvaluesatwork.org/fmla/blog-carnival.

1993. Just typing the year sets my mind spiraling through happy memories. 1993 was the year I began high school. It was a year of flannel shirts and clunky boots. It was the year I fell in love with baseball, and the year my dad and I went to see the Phillies in the playoffs. It is a year I can't think of without smiling.

A lot has changed since then. My fashion sense is (somewhat) different, and so are the members of the Phillies. It's been five years since I watched a playoff game with my dad: we managed to watch the Phillies on a tiny TV in his hospital room a few months before he died. As for my high school friends, when we talk, it is mostly on Facebook.

Oddly enough, though, what my high schools friends and I often talk about is a bill that was signed into law on February 5, 1993, without any of us paying much attention: the Family and Medical Leave Act. This act guarantees up to 12 weeks of job-protected unpaid leave to qualified workers in order to care for a new baby or a seriously ill family member.

Often, it isn't the act itself that comes up in conversation. But I always get the same question, whether speaking to friends with conservative or liberal backgrounds, and it is always asked with the same urgency.

"So, when are you going to start working on paid FMLA? I would support that. We really need it."

My friends know that I work at PathWays PA, a group that led a large coalition twice to pass a paid sick days ordinance in Philly, only to have it vetoed by the mayor. Last year we were one vote shy of overturning that veto – and we'll be back. Workers need to be able to earn paid sick days because FMLA, while a great step forward, doesn't cover routine illness.

My friends' question shouldn't come as a surprise: most of them, like most people in this country, are breadwinners and caregivers. They needed time off in order to give birth or to adopt, and most didn't have the luxury of taking that time without pay. After all, you can't tell the bank or the utility company, "Sorry, I won't be paying this month because I'm having a baby with no paid leave."

Today, about two and a half times as many people as in 2000 who are eligible and need FMLA leave are not taking it, chiefly because they cannot afford it. That means most new mothers who worked through their pregnancy return to the job even before their twelve weeks of FMLA are up - if they had access to FMLA at all. Only about one-fifth of new mothers are covered by the FMLA.

For my friends and for me, the past 21 years have been a time of growth and change. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the FMLA. It was a great law in 1993, and it is still great today. But today's working families need public policies that have grown with us and with our email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-7124308923703999582013-12-12T13:45:00.003-05:002013-12-12T13:46:38.040-05:00A Dad's Paid Leave StoryJason's twin children were born at 28 weeks — and as a result, spent 69 days in neonatal intensive care. Thanks to New Jersey's paid family leave law, Jason and his wife Christie were able to take needed time off to care for their children. But for millions of parents, paid family leave is not an option. The FAMILY Act would change that. Find out more -- and get involved -- at www.familyvaluesatwork.org. And donate to support the many local organizations that work to bring new options to families throughout the country at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/familyvaluesatwork.

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-67697740629193769782013-11-22T13:59:00.001-05:002013-11-22T13:59:25.306-05:00Organizations Speaking Out Against Preemption in PennsylvaniaNeed some reasons to take action against preemption? Please read, take action, and share!

From our friends at Working America

 When will enough be enough from our legislators?

They've come after rights we all value already, but now they want to limit the ability of workers to have paid sick days off from work.

Seriously.

Extreme lawmakers in Harrisburg are again letting their rich CEO friends call the shots, and are trying to pass HB 1807, a bill that would prevent any local entity from adopting a law that guarantees paid sick days for its workers.

We can't let them get away with another attack on workers. We need you to call right now, before it's too late.

Every day, thousands of Pennsylvania workers go to work while sick, or while having a sick child at home. Some of us are lucky enough to have paid sick days from our employers, but many others aren't. That means workers often have to make the choice of earning money for the day, or taking care of themselves or their families.

But this law, and its rich corporate backers, would end the discussion of paid sick days before it starts. Earlier this year, Philadelphia came within one vote of passing a paid sick days ordinance for all of the working people in the city.

HB 1807 would make it impossible for local cities, townships and other local entities to pass laws granting workers paid sick days off from work.

 We have to push back. Can you take a minute and call your legislators now?

This bill is moving fast, so we have to act now. Please call now.

With your help, we can win this and stop continued attacks on working families.

In solidarity,

Kim McMurray
Working America

 From our friends at the National Partnership for Women and Families

You may have heard about the exciting effort to pass a paid sick days law in Philadelphia earlier this year.

A broad-based coalition of workers, advocates, businesses and lawmakers voiced their support loud and clear for a paid sick days standard for the city, and won the support of the City Council.

But opponents of family friendly workplace policies like paid sick days have also heard about progress in Philadelphia — and they are doing everything possible to thwart the coalition's efforts and undermine democracy in Pennsylvania!

Some Harrisburg politicians, with the backing of big businesses and anti-worker groups, are trying to pass a bill that would prohibit Pennsylvania's cities from adopting local paid sick days standards or even laws requiring employers to allow unpaid leave for survivors of domestic violence.

It's an outrage!

Please help Philadelphia — and all cities in Pennsylvania — fight back.

Call your state representative and say: "Oppose H.B. 1807. Let city residents and lawmakers decide if paid sick days standards are right for them." (Look up your state representative here.)

The House is expected to vote any day so call right now to make sure your voice is heard!

Thank you for all that you do.

From our friends at MomsRising

I'm Karen and I'm on the campaign team at MomsRising. I usually work on our national food justice campaigns (you may have seen emails from me about school lunches!) but I'm also a Pennsylvania mom - I live in central PA.

I'm writing to you today because I am stunned and disappointed that some of our state legislators in Harrisburg want to take away the right of Pennsylvanians to pass our own local ordinances about things like access to paid sick days.

That's right: The Pennsylvania legislature is proposing legislation that blocks local governments from implementing paid sick days and other kinds of paid leave laws that aren't already guaranteed at the state level. [1] This is bad news for the 4 in 10 PA workers who cannot earn a single sick day, no matter how hard they work. [2]

I am a Pennsylvania mom and I know that PA moms are powerful! We will stand up for Pennsylvania families and democracy and stop this bad bill commonly referred to as "paid sick day preemption."

Tell your state representatives: Barring local communities from implementing earned sick time is bad for Pennsylvania families and bad for our democracy.

http://action.momsrising.org/go/3817?ak_proof=1&t=5&akid=.291707.S4zMqp

Why are legislators trying to block cities and local governments from implementing paid sick time standards that are good for PA families and our economy? Because, wealthy corporate lobbyists are trying to convince them that throwing moms and kids under the bus is good for their pocketbooks. This law will remove power from locally elected officials and strip cities and counties of their right to adopt paid sick day policies that benefit their communities - worst of all, they take power away from us to effect change at the most local level.

We won't let our leaders hand our power over to corporate lobbyists. We know that PA moms are unstoppable and we can stop this bill. Tell your state legislators to vote no on HB 1807.

http://action.momsrising.org/go/3817?ak_proof=1&t=7&akid=.291707.S4zMqp

Thanks to the organizing powers of moms and dads in Philly, the City Council there passed an earned sick days ordinance - twice! The Mayor vetoed the bill both times, but moms keep pushing for this commonsense pro-family policy and each time the bill comes closer to passing. We won't give up. And big business folks know it - that's why they want to try to block our power by blocking local bills to implement paid sick time. Moms won't be stopped.

Moms across the country are firm in their beliefs: No parent should live in fear of losing their job, or a day's pay, if they or their child gets sick. Our momentum to pass earned sick time is growing. Just this year, Portland, Oregon, Jersey City, and New York City have passed earned sick time bills.

If this bill becomes law in PA, local governments will lose their right to pass paid sick day laws.

Tell your state legislators: Don't stop PA moms and families from using our democracy to protect our families. Say no to HB 1807!

http://action.momsrising.org/go/3817?ak_proof=1&t=9&akid=.291707.S4zMqp

It's pretty obvious why earned sick time is good for public health: It helps contain health care costs through prevention, early detection, and treatment of illness. With earned sick time, families would not be forced to send sick children to school where they will likely infect classmates and teachers. Workers with earned sick time would not spread illness to their coworkers and customers.

Somewhat less obvious, but equally true, is that earned sick time turns out to be good for businesses, too. Research shows that the costs of replacing workers, including advertising for, interviewing and training new employees, often far outweigh the cost of retaining employees by offering earned sick time.

Tell your state representatives: Paid sick day preemption is bad for Pennsylvania families and bad for our democracy. VOTE NO ON HB 1807.

http://action.momsrising.org/go/3817?ak_proof=1&t=11&akid=.291707.S4zMqp

And take a moment to forward this to your friends and family so they can take action too!

Together we're a powerful force for women and families.

- Karen, Ruth, Charlie and the whole MomsRising.org team

[1] HB 1807
[2] IWPR, Access to Paid Sick Days in the States, 2010email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-63467453241637012362013-11-20T15:29:00.000-05:002013-11-20T15:29:31.966-05:00Take Action: Stop Big Business From Vetoing Local Laws!

Right now in Pennsylvania, big businesses are trying to take away local rights to pass earned sick days and domestic violence leave laws. Below is more information about this attempt, and ways that you can take action:

Don't Limit Our Rights in Pennsylvania

I want to have a voice in my community – that's why I vote, take part in local hearings, and go to school board meetings.

I'm not alone. Pennsylvanians value our ability to make decisions that affect our schools, our neighborhoods and our communities. We know what works best in our backyards.

But some legislators in Harrisburg think they know better. They are trying to limit our rights and silence our voices with statewide legislation. What's worse is that this legislation introduced by Rep. Grove (York) would hurt middle class and working women and families, like mine.

What we really need is for Harrisburg to stand up for all of us. To fight for policies that help create good jobs statewide, not to try to put an end to local efforts to support our families and strengthen our economy.

To read more and sign this petition, please visit http://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/don-t-limit-our-rights-in-pennsylvania.

No corporate veto on our local laws

Right now in Pennsylvania, some legislators are trying to deny us our right to decide democratically what's best for our local communities. They are working with corporate lobbyists to push statewide legislation that would stop cities and counties from passing laws about paid sick days, living wages and other workplace reforms that would help middle class and working women and families – families like yours.

Instead of trying to block local efforts to support our families and strengthen our economy, our legislators should be working in Harrisburg to create jobs.

Tell them to stand up to the corporate lobbyists to vote against these efforts to stop local communities from voting on earned sick days, decent wages and other modern workplace reforms.

Please call your state representative right now and ask him/her to oppose HB 1807.
To find the phone number for your legislator, please visit http://act.keystoneprogress.org/call/HB19807Call/.

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-19264408052326376282013-10-31T08:45:00.000-04:002013-10-31T08:45:00.678-04:00Join the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Coalition on October 31 for a Tweetchat!

Join the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Coalition on October 31 from 2:00 – 3:00pm ET for a tweetchat to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the

Pregnancy Discrimination Act!

We'll discuss how far we've come, and what we still need to do to end pregnancy discrimination--including passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

WHAT: Pregnancy Discrimination Act & Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Tweetchat

WHEN: October 31, 2013 from 2:00 – 3:00pm ET

HASHTAG: #PWFA

FEATURING: Senator Robert P. Casey and Representative Jerrold Nadler

If you have any questions, please contact Danielle Jackson from the National Women's Law Center at firstname.lastname@example.com.

Participating Organizations Include the Following: 9to5, A Better Balance, ACLU, Equal Rights Advocates, Family Values at Work State Coalition Partners, Labor Project for Working Families, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, Legal Momentum, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, National Partnership for Women & Families, National Women's Law Center, and Women email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-88451414335724574712013-10-29T11:00:00.000-04:002013-10-29T11:00:04.404-04:00When Every Penny Counts

Hilda Guzman and her child

(From our friends at PathWays PA)

"You can't get special treatment since a man can't get pregnant."

That's what Hilda Guzman was told when she asked to sit on a stool while working as a cashier on an 8-to-10 hour shift at a dollar store in Long Island.

Unfortunately, as her pregnancy continued, Hilda began to experience complications. The pressure from standing all day caused bleeding and premature labor pains. These physical problems landed her in the emergency room and eventually on bed rest. This also forced Hilda's family to live on one paycheck at a time when every penny counted. Hilda believes this all could have been avoided if she could've had a stool.

Enough is enough. It's time to take action - for Hilda and for the thousands of women across the country who are forced to make a choice between losing their jobs and endangering their pregnancies.

That's why PathWays PA is fighting back. We are joining forces with organizations across the country in a week of action in support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Lots of pregnant women don't need any changes on the job - but some do, and for them the stakes are high. This is a common-sense piece of legislation that would require employers to make reasonable accommodations when workers need them because of pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions - just as they are already required to do for disabilities.

And with your help, we want to send 35,000 messages of support for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to Congress. Please join us today!

Why 35,000?

Well, 35 years ago this week the Pregnancy Discrimination Act was signed into law. But we obviously have a lot more work to do. And we don't want to wait another 35 years before women like Hilda can get fair treatment. That's why we need to generate enough support to get the attention of our Members of Congress. The more they hear from their constituents about this bill, the more likely they are to act.

Thanks again for all of your support.

- PathWays PA

P.S. To read more about Hilda, check out her full story here. http://www.nwlc.org/resource/fair-treatment-pregnant-workers-hilda-guzzmans-storyemail@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-80389785765229745762013-09-17T14:38:00.000-04:002013-09-17T14:38:00.688-04:00Share Your Paid Sick Days Story and Help Create a Better Working Environment for All Pennsylvanians!

We're collecting the stories of working Pennsylvanians so that elected leaders and others can understand the real life impact of not having these basic benefits. These stories are part of the Working Families Story Bank, which is a collection of story portraits of workers and employers across America.

We want to know:

How you feel about the importance of paid sick days and the right to take off days from work to care for yourself or family

How were you or your family affected when you didn't receive paid sick days or family leave?

Did you lose your job?

Did you experience financial difficulty or bankruptcy?

Was your child left at school?

Were you prevented from caring for an elderly parent?

Are you a business owner who provides paid sick days, or are you employed by a business that does provide them?

To share your story, contact Marianne Bellesorte at 610-543-5022 ext. 209 or email@example.com.

Please take a moment to sign on our petition asking Philadelphia City Council members and the Mayor to support earned sick time, and the work-family balance firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-39514125324701087762013-09-11T15:00:00.000-04:002013-09-11T15:00:04.473-04:00City Council to Introduce Resolution to Study Paid Sick Days for All WorkersPhiladelphia City Councilman Bill Greenlee will be introducing a resolution on Thursday, September 12, asking the city to study the economic opportunities available to women in Philadelphia.

This resolution is part of ongoing work with elected officials ways to grow the middle class and the economy, including family leave, extending FMLA to siblings, affordable childcare, earned sick days, and equal pay as ways.

If you support this effort, please take a moment to sign on our petition asking Philadelphia City Council members and the Mayor to support earned sick time, and the work-family balance agenda. Diana Mhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-30409329702095176832013-08-20T10:56:00.000-04:002013-08-20T10:56:20.013-04:00Americans Get Fewer Paid Sick Days Than Two Decades Ago

For workers who are fortunate enough to get paid sick days at all, are now getting fewer days from their employers than previous years. While workers are reporting more vacation days in 2012 compared to 1992-1993, the overall number of days available is fewer.

Of course, many workers still don't have any access to paid sick leave at all: About 40 percent of private sector workers can't take a paid day off to care for themselves or a family member when illness strikes, including 80 percent of low-income workers.

Cities and states across the country are trying to address this issue, and some have succeeded. New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, Washington D.C, Portland, and the state of Connecticut all have laws that require most employees to receive a minimum amount of paid sick days per year.

Efforts in Philadelphia and the states of Massachusetts and New Jersey, among others, are ongoing.Diana Mhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-7522877729454739242013-07-10T09:48:00.000-04:002013-07-10T09:48:01.154-04:00Working The Third Shift

The US restaurant industry employs 10 million workers, including 2 million mothers. It is one of the largest segments of the US economy, and it is an area of consistent growth, even in the recession.

But industry growth does not bring wage or benefit growth to restaurant workers. 60% of all US workers earning below the minimum wage work in food preparation or service occupations; 25% of all US workers earning the minimum wage also work in the industry. And, as we have written about many times, restaurant workers rarely have access to health insurance or paid sick days.

So why are we writing about this today? A new report from the Restaurant Opportunities Center looks at the child care needs of restaurant and food preparation industry workers, and comes up with the following findings:

Child care is not affordable for mothers working in restaurants.

Lack of control over work schedules and distance from child care facilities makes access to care difficult.

These and other barriers to childcare have led to unemployment and underemployment for mothers in the industry.

You can read the whole report at http://rocunited.org/the-third-shift/.

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-84454040353709943522013-07-09T10:58:00.000-04:002013-07-09T10:58:32.058-04:00The Latest on Earned Sick Days from Across the Country
Since New York City overrode Mayor Michael Bloomburg's veto to pass earned sick days, more reporters have been covering the topic. Here is some of the latest news:

For Millions of Workers, Getting Sick Doesn't Pay - "due to the absence of a national policy and because the choice to provide sick leave is mostly left to businesses, an estimated 38 percent of U.S. workers, or almost 40 million, lack any paid sick leave, according to the Center for American Progress."

Paid Sick Leave Laws Generate Concern, but Not Much Pain - "Six years later, Mr. Stone admits to having been a little alarmist about paid sick leave. "As a small restaurant business, it's really hard to make money, and when they add another requirement, it makes you nervous," Mr. Stone said in a recent interview. "But all and all, I actually think it's a good thing." "

Policies to Reduce Influenza in the Workplace: Impact Assessments Using an Agent-Based Model - Conclusions. PSDs reduce influenza transmission owing to presenteeism and, hence, the burden of influenza illness in workplaces.

Audit of the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008 - The Act neither discouraged business owners from locating in the District nor encouraged business owners to move their businesses from the District.

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-77630140820398623992013-06-25T09:51:00.000-04:002013-06-25T09:51:12.798-04:00Rhode Island Action Alert: Ask Your State Legislators to Support Temporary Caregiver Insurance

If you live in Rhode Island, or know people who do, please make some calls or share this information if you support Temporary Caregiver Insurance.

From our friends at www.wecareri.org.

Great news. Last week, the Senate Committee on Finance passed the Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) bill, S-231 - a common-sense proposal to ensure that employees never need to choose between taking care of a family member or keeping their job. TCI is headed to the Senate floor for a vote this Wednesday. The House will then need to act before the session ends this Thursday.

We're asking for five minutes of your time to make four phone calls or emails before this Wednesday. We're depending on your help to make history!

SENATE:

1. Please call or email Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed to thank her for her leadership on this bill (S - 231). She is a co-sponsor of TCI and a strong advocate for this legislation. Phone number: 401-222-6655. Email: email@example.com

HOUSE:
2. Please call or email House Finance Chairman Helio Melo to let him know that you support H. 5889, the Temporary Caregiver Insurance bill and urge him to pass it out of the Finance Committee. Phone number: (401) 222-8028. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

3. Please call or email Speaker Gordon Fox to let him know that you support H. 5889, the Temporary Caregiver Insurance bill and urge him to bring it to the floor of the RI House for a vote. Phone number: (401) 222-2466. Email: email@example.com

4. Please call or email House Majority Leader Mattiello to let him know that you support H. 5889, the Temporary Caregiver Insurance bill and urge him to bring it to the floor of the RI House for a vote. Phone number: (401) 461-5800. Email: email@example.com

Suggested call/email script for Melo, Fox and Mattiello:"Hi, this is insert your name from insert your town and I am calling/emailing to let Chairman Melo or Speaker Fox or Majority Leader Mattiello know that I strongly support H. 5889, the Temporary Caregiver Insurance bill because it will help strengthen the Rhode Island economy. I would like to urge him to support TCI and pass the bill this year."

Making these four quick calls/emails will help us tremendously in our effort to pass TCI! Please remember to cite the bill number, H. 5889 when you call.

Please continue to show our state leaders that we care for the well-being of our state and our families. Join us for another Legislative Day, Tuesday, June 25, 1:30 PM, at the State House, 2nd Floor outside the library!

Click here to confirm your attendance on Tuesday.
For more information on the Temporary Caregiver Insurance bill, please visit www.facebook.com/wecareri and www.WEcareRI.org and follow us on Twitter @wecareri
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-58510863386186845332013-06-14T15:17:00.000-04:002013-06-14T15:17:00.653-04:00Study Finds You Can Combat Flu in the Workplace with Paid Sick Days!Allowing all employees access to paid sick days would reduce the spread of flu, a new study from the University of Pittsburgh finds.

"Influenza has a huge burden of costs on the United States. "We found that if you increase the proportion of people staying home, if you increase how long each person stays home for one additional day, you reduce influenza."

The Pitt School of Public Health researchers modeled two potential policies to increase paid sick leave. In their first model, the researchers mimicked government mandated sick leave by having 72 percent of the entire county population take 1.7 days off from work. Influenza in the population decreased by 6 percent.

In their second model, the researchers instead awarded every employee one paid "flu day." In this simulation, 72 percent of the employees with paid sick leave took 2.7 days off, while 52 percent of employees without paid sick leave took one day off. In this case, influenza fell by nearly 25 percent.

Ms. Kumar believes this data will make a strong case to implement universal access to paid sick leave.Diana Mhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-16062546380308834892013-05-13T11:45:00.000-04:002013-05-13T11:46:01.640-04:00Failed Sick Leave Bill Still Haunts Councilmanfrom Mike Dunn, KYW NewsRadio. Read the full piece at http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/failed-sick-leave-bill-still-haunts-philadelphia-councilman/#.UZDlQusUyiA.email

Last week, the New York City Council approved mandatory paid sick leave.

This brings a sickening feeling to the Philadelphia councilman who tried, but failed to get the measure approved here.

In April, Councilman at large Bill Greenlee came up just one vote short of the 12 votes he needed to override Mayor Michael Nutter's veto of his earned sick leave bill.

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-37259955646463330272013-04-24T08:32:00.001-04:002013-07-30T12:50:12.825-04:00Brotherly Love? Check. Sisterly Devotion? Check. Earned Sick Days? Not So Fast.

This post was written for today's Paid Sick Days Blog Carnival hosted by MomsRising.

It's the stories that I keep coming back to.

The story of a cook who was hit by a bus and hit with an eviction notice when he couldn't pay his rent. The story of a mother who missed two weeks of work with illness and, five months later, still wasn't back on her feet financially. The story of a man who bled for three hours in a restaurant kitchen after cutting himself because he wasn't allowed to leave and get stitches.

When Mayor Nutter vetoed earned sick days in Philadelphia, he didn't just veto a bill supported by 110 organizations, 40+ businesses, 25 labor leaders, and 77 percent of Philadelphians. By choosing to stand with big business lobbyists, Mayor Nutter drowned out the voices of the hundreds of thousands of Philadelphians who support and need earned sick days. By standing with Mayor Nutter, the Council members who voted with him chose not to represent the very communities that elected them.

In the weeks since the veto, I've heard from union leaders, business owners, and voters about their disappointment and anger over the Mayor's short-sighted decision. They urge our coalition to continue its work – and we plan to do just that. After all, preventing workers from earning paid sick days is squarely in opposition to research, public opinion, and real world experience. We will do whatever it takes to ensure that Philadelphians are able to earn paid sick days to strengthen our economy and our families.

By 2015, there will be more cities joining San Francisco, Washington DC, Seattle, Portland, and New York City – not to mention more states adopting paid sick days measures as Connecticut has already done. And Philadelphia will join their ranks - because those forced to choose between the jobs they need and the families they love will continue to tell their stories - and they and the rest of the voters will be firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-36153133960703066952013-04-10T13:20:00.000-04:002013-04-10T13:20:28.417-04:00Philadelphia Labor Shows Support for Earned Sick Days
Philadelphia's labor leaders have sent a message to City Council members asking them to override the Mayor's veto of earned sick days. The cover letter is below (it went to all members who voted against the bill, not just Councilman Squilla) and the text of the message is copied as well.

Dear Councilmember,

Philadelphia's families are counting on you to stand up for their jobs, their health and their economic security by signing the 2013 Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Bill. Nearly 200,000 Philadelphians are unable to earn any paid sick time, which means they are forced to work sick or stay home and risk losing critical income or their job. And we urge you to side with families instead of corporate lobbyists by voting to override Mayor Nutter's shortsighted veto of the earned sick days bill.

Earned sick days are a core issue of economic security for working families in our city. For an average family without sick days, losing 3.5 days of wages is the equivalent to losing an entire month of groceries. Beyond the loss of income, almost a quarter of workers in the US say they have been fired or threatened with job loss for missing work due to illness or caring for a sick loved one.

Getting the flu shouldn't get you fired, and the money flooding from corporate lobbyists shouldn't drown out the voices of hundreds of thousands of Philadelphia's workers and voters who strongly support and desperately need earned sick days.

New census data shows that Philadelphia leads the nation in "deep poverty" among big cities. We need to rebuild an economy that works for everyone. Post--‐recession, most of the jobs being created are low--‐ wage and part time jobs with few, if any, family protections. We need to make sure that the jobs created in Philadelphia are jobs that can support a family and that working people can cover the basics. Earned sick days is a modest policy that will strengthen financial security for families, and boost the economy by making sure they have money in their pockets to spend at local businesses.

Over the past two years the earned sick days bill has adopted 23 amendments through collaboration with the business community that provide special provisions for mom--‐and--‐pop shops and promote the flexibility that small businesses need to thrive, while still protecting the jobs of hardworking Philadelphians. Enabling working people to earn paid sick days will have immediate public health benefits, preventing the needless spread of illness through workplaces and schools by enabling workers to recover and parents to care for sick children at home without fear of retaliation. Beyond the public health benefits, studies show that earned sick days will save Philadelphia's employers half a million dollars a year, and save the city $10.3 million a year in health care costs by reducing preventable emergency room visits.

Most of the hardworking men and women that we represent already earn paid sick days as part of their negotiated contracts. But we believe that everyone deserves to be able to care for their health or that of a loved one, without the risk of losing wages or being terminated. It's in everyone's interest to make sure that earned sick days are a basic workplace standard for all Philadelphians.

Philadelphia should join with other cities and states that have taken the step to rebuilding an economy that works for everyone by making earned sick days a basic workplace right. We urge you to put the interests of families first and we are counting on your leadership to make earned sick days a reality for Philadelphia.

Sincerely,

Signatories:
Pat Gillespie, Business Manager, Phila. Building Trades
John Dougherty, Business Manager, IBEW Local 98
Nancy Minor, VP, USW Local 1
Steven Keenan, Plumbers Union Local 690
C. A. O'Brien, IAM Local 1776
Emily Randle, Political Director, PASNAP
James Gardler, President, Local 13000
Joseph Baselice, Seafarers Int'l Union, MPC
Mike McDonough, Gas Workers' Local 686
Ted Kirsch, President, PA-AFT
Bill Gault, President, IAFF Local 22
Michael Barnes, IATSE Local 8
Patricia Eakin, President, PA Assn of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals (PASNAP)
Cathy Scott, President, AFSCME DC47
UNITE HERE, Bob McDevitt
Paul Dannenfelser, President AFSCME Local 1723
Jacqueline Marshall, President, AFSCME Local 2187
Alfreda Jones, VP, AFSCME Local 2186
Katherine Black, President, Philadelphia CLUW
Barbara Rahke, Director, PhilaPOSH
Fred Wright, President, AFSCME Local 1739
Jerry Jordan, President, PFT
Louise Carpino, President, AFSCME Local 810
George Ricchezza, SEIU32bj, District 1201
Wayne MacManiman, Jr., Mid-Atlantic firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-37262941404335845362013-04-10T07:36:00.001-04:002013-04-10T07:36:56.355-04:00One Day. One Vote. One Chance to Make a Difference. Just Make One Call.

On April 11, Philadelphia City Council will hold a vote that can change the lives of 200,000 Philadelphians who have no access to earned sick days.

With 77 percent of Philadelphians supporting an override of the Mayor's veto, now is the time for City Council to stand up and lead on the issue of earned sick days.

11 Councilmembers are already on board. It only takes one more yes vote to keep Philadelphia's families financially secure.

Will you help us get there?

Here is what you can do to join the community in support of earned sick days:

-Call your Councilmembers right now and ask for their support on earned sick days.

-Ask your friends, family members, colleagues, and members to do the same.

-Join our Twitter rally at 1 PM EST on April 10.

-Come out to City Council on Thursday, April 11, at 10 AM in support of earned sick days.

To reach City Council, you can use our Click-to-Call feature (above) where you can enter your contact details to be connected to the Councilmembers.

You can also reach the Councilmembers using our toll-free Earned Sick Days Hotline at 888-376-5807.

You can call the members directly using the numbers below:
1st District Councilman Squilla: (215) 686-3458 or (215) 686-3459
At-Large Councilman Kenney: (215) 686-3450 or (215) 686-3451
At-Large Councilman O'Brien: (215) 686-3440 or (215) 686-3441
Looking for the right words to say?

"Hi, my name is [NAME].
I live/work in Philadelphia, and as a constituent, I am calling to tell the Councilman that I support earned sick days for all Philadelphia workers and to ask him to overturn the Mayor's veto.
Paid sick days are about justice. Families need to know that one flu won't cost them their jobs or their financial security."

If you have a personal story about earned sick days, share it with the staffer.
You can also ask the person who answers the phone if the Councilman plans to vote to override the veto.

After your call, please report back on how it went!firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-88309769055864965662013-04-09T22:15:00.000-04:002013-04-09T22:15:59.770-04:00Press Release: Pressure Mounting on City Council to Side with Families, Override Mayoral Veto of Sick Days

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
CONTACT: Emma Stieglitz, email@example.com, (646) 200-5307
Jonathan Lipman, email@example.com, (773) 580-1603

NURSES RALLY FOR EARNED SICK DAYS AS NEW POLL SHOWS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT AMONG PHILLY VOTERS

Pressure Mounting on City Council to Side with Families, Override Mayoral Veto of Sick Days

PHILADELPHIA—As nurses and childcare professionals rallied at City Hall to urge City Council to side with Philadelphia families and override Mayor Nutter's veto of the Earned Sick Days bill, a new poll was released today showing overwhelming support for the measure among Philadelphia voters.

The earned sick days bill would protect nearly 200,000 Philadelphians who are currently unable to earn paid sick days, preventing them from taking time off when they or their families are ill. The bill passed Philadelphia City Council 11-6, but was vetoed by Mayor Nutter. Supporters are pressing for Council to override that veto on Thursday.

The new survey of 590 Philadelphia voters from Public Policy Polling shows a strong 77 percent of Philadelphia voters supporting a law requiring businesses to allow earned sick time. In addition, 68 percent support an override of the mayor's veto, and a plurality of voters say that a council member's failure to override the veto would make them less likely to vote for that council member.

Support for sick days was particularly strong among growing parts of Philadelphia's electorate:
• 84% of women strongly support a law guaranteeing earned sick days and a whopping 95% support it overall;
• 73% of independent voters support the law.
• 93% of Hispanic voters in Philadelphia strongly support the law, with only 1 percent voicing any opposition.

"This polling tells us what we already knew to be true, that Philadelphians support, want and need earned sick days," said Marianne Bellesorte, senior director of policy at Pathways PA and a leader of The Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces, which supports the bill. "We urge the City Council to listen to their constituents, not to corporate lobbyists, and side with families by overriding the Mayor's veto on earned sick days."

Nurses and caregivers today told council how especially crucial earned sick days are for working parents, who without paid sick days can face the terrible dilemma of choosing between caring for a sick child or earning the money needed to pay for that child's needs.

"Being able to earn paid sick days is a basic protection for working families," said Patricia Eakin, PASNAP President and an Emergency Room Nurse at Temple University Hospital. "Parents should be able to take a few hours off work to take their kids to a doctor during the day; otherwise a child's sickness could worsen and result in a trip to the ER. A job should be what enables you to care for and support your family, not what prevents you from caring for them."

Research shows that families without access to sick days are also the ones least able to afford unpaid time off. The issue is compounded for working parents who are often forced to send sick children to school because they cannot afford to take care of sick children at home. Studies have shown that parents with earned sick days are 20 percent less likely to send a sick child to school and that when parents care for sick children at home, they get better sooner and reduce the risk spreading the illness to their classmates. A new study from the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) shows that sick days would save Philadelphia an estimated $10.3 million a year in healthcare costs by reducing preventable emergency room visits.

Lawmakers and business leaders around the country are supporting earned sick time as a policy that strengthens the economy by keeping people in their jobs. This March, Portland, OR became the fourth city to adopt paid sick days, and New York City is poised to become the 5th US city, and the largest city yet, to pass a paid sick days law. Statewide bills are moving forward in Vermont and Massachusetts. Residents of Orange County, FL, should be able to vote for sick days in August 2014 thanks to 50,000 voters who petitioned for the ballot initiative.

These recent wins and active campaigns build on past victories in Connecticut, which passed the first statewide law in 2011, Seattle in 2011, Washington DC in 2008, San Francisco in 2006, and a November 2012 ballot initiative in Long Beach, California granting sick days to hotel workers. At the federal level, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Tom Harkin introduced the Healthy Families Act this month, which would set a national sick days standard.

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firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-9596731946618056792013-04-09T20:22:00.000-04:002013-04-10T12:13:49.653-04:00Join Us For a Twitter Rally!

Join us!

What: Twitter rally for Philly paid sick days
When: 1– 2 pm ET
Where: Tweet from anywhere
Who: We're targeting the #PhillyCouncil as a whole and particularly Councilmembers Mark Squilla (@cmmarksquilla), Jim Kenney (@JimFKenney) and Dennis O'Brien (@CouncilOBrien). Urge them to vote YES on the override.

Sample tweets (feel free to use these or draft your own personalized ones):
UPDATED 4/10/13 - Find more sample tweets here! Find Twitter handles for all Councilmembers here!

.@cmmarksquilla 77% of #Philly voters want #PhillyCouncil to override Mayor's #paidsickdays veto. Do you stand with us? Vote YES on Thurs.

.@JimFKenney, #Philly voters want #paidsickdays and polling shows they won't support candidates who deny them. Vote YES on Thurs.

On Thurs, #PhillyCouncil can stand with workers & families, or with corporate interests. What will you do, @CouncilOBrien? #paidsickdays

Think #Philly workers deserve to earn #paidsickdays? Call #PhillyCouncil TODAY, tell them to override veto: fb.me/1CInCKC77

#PhillyCouncil, sick #kids and working parents are depending on you. Please vote to override Mayor's #paidsickdays veto. #Philly #p2

I don't want to get sick because my server couldn't afford to stay home. #PhillyCouncil please vote for #paidsickdays. #Philly

77% of Philly voters want #phillycouncil to override the #paidsickdays veto. Will you stand with voters, @cmmarksquilla?

90% of Philly voters support a #paidsickdays law. Will you stand with them, @CouncilOBrien?

A plurality of voters say they are less likely to vote for a #phillycouncil member who refuses to overturn the mayor's #paidsickdays veto.

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-14709473206604821422013-04-09T11:30:00.003-04:002013-04-09T11:31:32.875-04:00Join Us at City Hall Thursday, April 11 for the Paid Sick Days Veto Override Vote!The Philadelphia City Council will be holding a veto override vote on Councilman Greenlee's paid sick days bill this Thursday. It is our last chance to provide paid sick time to all Philadelphians.

Please come and show your support at City Council beginning at 10AM!

Listen to Marianne Bellesorte ofPathWays PA fight for Paid Sick Days yesterday on WHYY Radio Times!

Call City Council members at: 888-376-5807 to voice your support for the bill. You can also tweet your support at #paidsickdays!Diana Mhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-13297305522360386972013-04-05T06:10:00.003-04:002013-04-05T06:10:45.896-04:00It's Up To Council - And You - To Make Earned Sick Days HappenAfter years of work on earned sick days in Philadelphia, it all comes down to one vote.

On April 11, City Council will vote to override Mayor Nutter's short-sighted veto of earned sick days.

12 Councilmembers must vote to override the veto. 11 Councilmembers voted in favor of the bill.

Will you join the community of Philadelphians who are asking City Council to take the lead in supporting working families?

You can reach the Councilmembers using our toll-free Earned Sick Days Hotline at 888-376-5807.

You can also call the members directly using the numbers below:

1st District Councilman Squilla: (215) 686-3458 or (215) 686-3459

At-Large Councilman Kenney: (215) 686-3450 or (215) 686-3451

At-Large Councilman O'Brien: (215) 686-3440 or (215) 686-3441

Here is an example of what you can say:

"Hi, my name is [NAME].

I live/work in Philadelphia, and as a constituent, I am calling to tell the Councilman that I support earned sick days for all Philadelphia workers and to ask him to overturn the Mayor's veto.

Paid sick days are about justice. Families need to know that one flu won't cost them their jobs or their financial security." If you have a personal story about earned sick days, share it with the staffer. You can also ask the person who answers the phone if the Councilman plans to vote to override the veto. After your call, please report back on how it went!

Why earned sick days? Because working without sick days places families in an impossible situation.

Small businesses suffer without earned sick days because of reduced productivity and the expense of high turnover.

Consumers and coworkers suffer without earned sick days when they are exposed to sickness.

And of course, the workers themselves suffer. After all, every day without sick days is a day we are asking them to choose between the jobs they need and the families they love.

It is clear that the leadership that our city needs on this issue will not come from the Mayor's office. It is now up to Council to enact the will of the overwhelming majority of Philadelphians by overriding this veto to make earned sick days law.

Please take a moment right now to ask them to do just firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547079633660484505.post-65536479655933283212013-04-03T06:49:00.001-04:002013-04-03T06:52:35.423-04:00NutterWatch: One Day to Ensure Safety for Philadelphians Who Survive Domestic Violence<embed align="MIDDLE" allowfullscreen="false" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" bgcolor="#ffffff" height="100" name="Free Counter" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="http://games.webgamedesign.com/free/counter2-1.swf?title=NutterWatch&count=down&time=1365102000000&bgc=0xff931d&bgb=1&bgd=0&bc=0xffffff&bb=1&bd=0&tc=0xffffff&tb=1&td=1&uc=0xffffff&ub=1&ud=2&nc=0x333333&nb=1&nd=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500"></embed>

On March 14, 2013, Philadelphia City Council passed a bill providing the opportunity for most workers in the city of Philadelphia to earn paid sick days. Mayor Michael Nutter has until April 4, 2013, to sign the bill into law or to let it leave his desk unsigned.

Either choice will pave the way for nearly 200,000 workers in Philadelphia to have access to earned sick days for the first time.

Until April 4, or until the Mayor signs the bill, NutterWatch will be here to give you the latest updates and to share the latest stories. To ask the Mayor to sign the bill, you can tweet him at @Michael_Nutter.

 Mayor Nutter has just one day left to make a decision on earned sick days in Philadelphia. Over the past week, we've looked at many reasons why earned sick days are important to Philadelphians: to ensure restaurant workers and childcare workers can earn sick days; to promote equality for workers who need sick days to care for their partners; to meet the needs of Philadelphians with autism; to affirm the worth and dignity of Philadelphians; to transcend party lines; and, perhaps most importantly, to continue our rivalry with New York City.

Now, with one day to go, we have a final, and very important reason why Philadelphians need earned sick days: to protect survivors of domestic violence and their families. The Women's Law Project, one of the 110 members of the Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces, explains why:

We know firsthand how important adoption of this bill is to victims of abuse. Through both our telephone counseling service and policy initiatives, we hear from women who are unable to obtain protection orders or seek the assistance of other social services to help them address the abuse to which they are subjected because their jobs do not give them time off for such activities. Unable to risk losing their ability to support their families, these individuals continue to live in fear and suffer abuse without legal protection or other support. Those who take time off from work to address the domestic violence even though they lack leave time, risk loss of employment, destitution, and homelessness.

Except for the domestic abuse hotline and emergency services in Philadelphia, the courts and most social services operate on a 9 to 5, Monday through Friday schedule. While someone faced with imminent danger may call 911 or file a petition for an Emergency Protection From Abuse order at any time, anyone seeking a final order of protection or relief from the criminal justice system must ultimately appear in court during the work week, typically for many hours, and often on a repeated basis. Women seeking such orders have told us they simply could not take more time off from work to return to court again. If the plaintiff does not appear for a hearing, the court dismisses the petition and no relief is granted. This bill, if adopted, will enable victims of abuse to seek legal and other protection....

In conversations with state insurance departments around the country, we have been assured that the number of individuals seeking relief under statutes prohibiting insurance discrimination against battered individuals has been extremely low. In our work in Pennsylvania on implementation of the Family Violence Option, which allows domestic violence victims to be excused from work requirements if domestic violence impedes their ability to comply, we have also seen no abuse. Despite estimates that domestic violence victims make up 40-60% of the TANF population, the number of TANF recipients in Pennsylvania seeking to be excused from work requirements is very small, only approximately 2 % or less of the TANF adult population statewide. Philadelphia's numbers are even lower, with the percentage of the city's welfare population seeking work waivers consistently below 1% (Department of Public Welfare, unpublished data April -August, 2007). Just as fears of false allegations of domestic violence have not been realized in these situations, we do not anticipate false claims in this one.

The reasons are the same: battered women want to work and need to work to support themselves and their families. In addition, victims of domestic violence do not easily disclose domestic violence to anyone, let alone their employer: shame and fear of loss of benefits and employment are a strong deterrent to disclosure of domestic violence. Because requesting domestic violence leave requires such a disclosure, we do not expect domestic violence victims to request leave unless it is absolutely necessary for them to be excused from work.
If you think that Mayor Nutter needs to support earned sick days on behalf of families who have survived domestic violence, please let him know by calling his office today at 215-686-2181.

In the News

Yesterday, Yvonne Thomas, who owns a child care center in Philadelphia, published her opinion on earned sick days in The Philadelphia Daily News. She says:

Last week, a new parent from North Philadelphia dropped off her daughter at my day-care. I could see that the child wasn't feeling well and when I asked her mom about it, I could see the sadness and the fear emerge. "I will lose my job if I stay home with her," she told me as tears welled up in her eyes....

I speak not only as a Philadelphian concerned about our families, but also as a business owner concerned about keeping the doors open. I know there has been a lot of talk about sick days and small businesses, and I can say from my own experience that it not only works, but it helps my business thrive. The Institute for Women's Policy Research reports that earned sick days will save Philadelphia employers more than half a million dollars a year. For me, it is central part of my business plan. By offering my staff paid sick days, they know that I value and appreciate them, and it has helped me attract and retain a talented and dedicated staff....

A few paid sick days are not going to make or break any business in this or any other economic climate. City Council has done the right thing, and parents, kids, teachers, workers and business owners need Mayor Nutter to stand up on the right side of this issue. Mayor Nutter, please don't be swayed by the scare tactics of the business lobbyists. Sign the earned sick days bill for Philadelphia families, communities and businesses.

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FORT HOOD, TX (WTAQ) - Army Major Nidal Hasan rested his case Tuesday in the sentencing phase of his trial in the Fort Hood shooting massacre.
The 42-year-old Hasan did not testify, after victims' relatives told military jurors about the grief he caused them.
Among those testifying was Jerri Krueger of Kiel. Her daughter Amy was one 13 people killed. Krueger said she lives with the loss every day. She recalled how frantic she was after hearing the initial bulletins about the massacre, desperately finding out if her daughter was okay.
Relatives were not allowed to condemn Hasan on the witness stand, or recommend his penalty. Some observers thought Hasan would testify about his previous comments that he committed the killings to protect Muslims in Afghanistan.
The sentencing hearing resumes Wednesday. Hasan could get life in prison – or he could become the first military member in 52 years to get the death penalty.
Russell Saeger of Mount Pleasant in Racine County was also killed at Fort Hood. Six Wisconsinites were among the 32 injured


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WHITEWATER, Wis (WSAU-Wheeler News) U-W Whitewater is one of 55 colleges under federal investigation for the way they handled sexual abuse complaints as part of Title-Nine -- the law that requires equal opportunities for male-and-female students.
Whitewater media relations director Sara Kuhl would not comment on the specifics of the school's complaint, since the investigation is continuing. She said U-W-W investigates all reports of sexual-or-gender-based misconduct in a timely manner -- and the complainants are given a number of resources that include information about counseling, options for changing class or living arrangements, and help in making reports to law enforcement. Kuhl also said Whitewater has ways to educate students and others about their rights.
The U-S Education Department said the list of colleges under investigation is designed to create greater transparency on the way campus sex assaults are handled. Assistant secretary Catherine Lhamon said the goal is to spur community dialogue about the problem.


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Laid-back and lush, summer is the season to play with fashion trends and leave the serious stuff for fall. We've gathered all the fresh looks at refreshingly affordable prices so you can indulge your inner frugal fashionista. — Shannon McCarthy
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Caslon exudes a definite high-end air with designs that lean toward minimalist (i.e., wardrobe workhorses), adding trend touches that never seem too outlandish: You'll get more mileage out of their carefully curated collection of summer dresses, and pay way less than if you picked up a designer's three-figure frock.
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ASOS is hot, and in more ways than one. The UK-based online retailer is mega-popular worldwide, offering U.S customers free shipping and returns of its bargain-beautiful merchandise. This inventory sizzles, too: An emphasis on sexy and stylish equals tons of trend-right dresses to spice up your summer.
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Boho-beautiful blouses top the trend list at the hip label Free People. And while not exactly free, the tops on tap for summer are refreshingly well-priced for what you get. That would include: cotton-blend gypsy blouses for the boho vibe, silky sheer tops to rock the transparency trend and cute candy-colored tees.
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A favorite of younger fashionistas, the Charlotte Russe line brings street trends to market sometimes faster than couture masters can parade 'em on the runways. Charlotte's your girl for all things summer casual, including lacy sleeveless tops, crochet numbers, chambray shirts and sexy, date-worthy corset tops.
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Summertime means sun, surf and sand, and no other clothing label matches this mood better than Roxy. Its laid-back (and inexpensive) tanks capture the endless summer vibe perfectly. Or add a retro message tee to a pair of denim skinnies and a trim blazer to attain trendanista status.
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Need something this summer on the sophisticated side of things, but don't want to drop a mortgage payment on it? Famed American designer Ralph Lauren's diffusion line, Lauren by Ralph Lauren, offers blouses featuring the same timeless silhouettes and attention to detail as tops going for three times the price.
Bottoms: RACHEL Rachel Roy skirts
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A diffusion line that melds trend appeal with season-spanning versatility, RACHEL Rachel Roy features kicky little skirts that go from desk to dinner and drinks in two distinct shapes: pencil-skirt slim or A-line flirty. Both silhouettes get prettified with seasonal florals, pastel shades or bright lace overlays.
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Designer jeans can be stratospherically pricey (basically costing an arm and both legs), but there's no reason to blow your entire summer clothing budget on one pair, especially if you want to rock the newest denim trends (white, distressed, boyfriend). Beloved designer Michael Kors proves the price is nice with his diffusion line denim.


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The bad blood between the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues continued on Wednesday night in Denver.
After the game that saw the Blues snap the Avalanche's three-game winning streak with a 4-1 win at the Pepsi Center to win their fifth-consecutive game, head coaches Patrick Roy and Ken Hitchcock had choice words for one another.
Though there was some rough play during a 7-3 Blues win over the Avalanche on Nov. 14 - with Blues forward Chris Stewart showboating after a fight with Colorado defenceman Cory Sarich, the source of contention between the two coaches goes back to Colorado's opening night win over the Anaheim Ducks.
At the conclusion of that game, Roy got into a heated dispute with Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau and pushed over a glass partition that separated the two benches. Roy was fined $10,000 for the incident.
Asked about what happened the following day, Hitchcock called Roy's actions "junior hockey" and said they had "no place in our game." Roy chose Wednesday night to finally respond to Hitchcock.
"You know what, I was very mad at the end because I have been jabbed by different coaches around the league, especially Hitchcock when he said that was junior stuff, talking to players, talking to the referees," Roy said. "But I saw a guy on the other side who was talking to players and then was also talking to the referee and got the referee (mad)."
The first-year coach then suggested that there was a league-wide double standard in play that allows for more leniency for a veteran coach's interaction with referees.
"Seems to me that there's different rules for everybody in this league," Roy said. "I guess the old guys are allowed to do whatever they want and I guess us, because we are younger, we are not allowed to say anything. I am a little (mad) about that."
When informed of Roy's comments, Hitchcock did not mince words of his own.
"Oh, give me a break," Hitchcock said. "Tell Patrick to shut the ---- up."
The NHL has not commented on the exchange. The Avalanche and Blues will play in St. Louis on Mar. 8.
TSN's Bob McKenzie sets up the start of training camp, going one-on-one with the GMs from all seven Canadian teams.
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Here comes the sun. And I say...take advantage of it while it lasts! These five projects are perfect for summer when your kids are all about being outside and enjoying the warm weather.
- Embroidery Hoop Sun Catcher from Estefi Machado
- Cyanotypes from Creative Jewish Mom
- Woven Suns from Michele Made Me
- Owl "Stained Glass" from Small Hands Big Art
- Sun Mobile from One Charming Party
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Fun! I'm going to try a couple of these with my niece and nephew this summer.
These are wonderful! Thank you for collecting and sharing the links!
Ah cute! We made "stained glass flags" for the 4th of July last week. My kids loved it!


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I hope it won't sound too sutpid :) basically I learned here about FMS and migrated my own online card from a previous custom java solution to FMS.
It was such a success, so stable, that I more or less let it run since then (doing that on my spare time).
Today (2 years after..) just had that idea to see what happened to that product and landed on this page: http://www.adobe.com/support/flashmediaserver/downloads_updaters.html where I saw there are free update available till version 4.5.2...
My question now (finally): I have a development environment on my windows laptop and a production one on a robust hosted linux server, and I am far to be a linux guru... how easy it is to go from my 3.5.3 to the 4.5.2 on the linux production ? Is there any real added value for me ? Is it risky ? Do I have to plan a big downtime ? Do I have to change any code ? Roll back will be possible ?
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Final map for sure!
I named those unnamed lakes, I tweaked the layers and put everything under the border.
Changes and additions:
1. Someone on another site, suggested I give some splotchy color on the western side of the map as it seemed too stark white - so I did.
2. I hated the barbarian stronghold and the other one didn't capture the perspective well, though this isn't perfect either, its improved.
3. To put more "story" into the map, while at the same time preventing me from having to place a road - I thought that might detract from the map, in the northeast corner, I placed some background story relating to the Twelve Nights of Yuleblood poem as a bard's tale relating his experience having learned of it first hand - he being the author and cartographer of the tale. Besides the Fen is mostly a waste of space. Strangely my underlying sense of balance has come through again and the elven forest seems surrounded by the rest of the terrain because of the created shape of the rivers and the text label.
No more changes!
PS: trying to think whether a project like this is worth publishing, I've hit upon another idea. What if I package this map, the illustrated poem in children story book format, followed by a 1st level Pathfinder RPG adventure featuring Orc player characters as the adventuring party - all the map locations are enough for a complete level one adventure - too bad it won't make it before Christmas!
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Claire Binek is an emerging opera professional and established voice teacher in Philadelphia, and has been teaching at UArts since 2006. She earned her Masters' degree in 2011 from Westminster Choir College in Voice Performance and Pedagogy, studying under Sharon Sweet. Her work at Westminster focused on teaching to meet the demands on singing technique for contemporary music. She also holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Western Michigan University and has sung under Dr. Joe Miller. While at Westminster she was featured soloist with orchestra in scenes from La Cenerentola, Carmen, and Rigoletto. Recently, she has been seen with Delaware Valley Opera (Eugene Onegin), Delaware Valley Opera Company/Philadelphia (Amahl, Hansel and Gretel, Broadway Night), The Princeton Festival, and Opera Modo. She is currently a student of Randall Scarlata.
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A local council says upgrades to the Murtoa-Hopetoun freight rail line are progressing well.
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A western Victorian council is considering the approval of a two-year extension on the construction time line for a wireless internet tower at Rainbow in the Hindmarsh Shire.
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Grampians Wimmera Mallee (GWM) Water says it is expecting the first pipeline as part of its five towns water improvement project to be completed by the end of this month.
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Victoria Police say a small police station in the state's west will not be replaced for at least three years.
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A western Victorian council is pushing for the State Government to upgrade a small Wimmera police station.
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The Yarriambiack Shire says a farmer who lost cattle in a road accident yesterday will not be fined.
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The Gannawarra Shire says cattle and sheep wandering onto roads is becoming a widespread problem.
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A 45-year-old Murtoa man has avoided jail after pleading guilty to a series of thefts across western Victoria.
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A 78-year-old Wimmera woman has died after a two-car collision at Murtoa yesterday afternoon.
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A single word has stalled the rezoning of the former Murtoa Primary School site, which the Victorian Government is trying to sell.
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The Yarriambiack Shire is trying to plot mobile phone coverage of black spots using a smartphone technology.
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The Yarriambiack Shire Council has unanimously decided against a heritage listing proposal for Lake Marma at Murtoa.
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A new report has raised concern about the financial position of several health care providers in Victoria's Wimmera.
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A north-west Victorian shire has been identified as one of the poorest in Australia.
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GWM Water will carry out upgrade works to Murtoa's water tower over the next six weeks.
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A 40-year-old man is in a critical condition after falling off a roof at Murtoa yesterday.
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Councils in Victoria's Wimmera say the recent floods have highlighted pitfalls in decommissioning a channel system that has been in place for 100 years.
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A hearing date has been set for an intellectually disabled man accused of murder.
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A Murtoa man has been endorsed as the Labor candidate for the federal seat of Mallee.
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A Wimmera woman has been jailed for receiving Centrelink payments she was not entitled to.
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Police say a group of people forced their way into a Murtoa house on the weekend demanding property from its residents.
Topics: burglary, law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, murtoa-3390, horsham-3400
The future of the Wimmera Racing Club has been secured with funding for track maintenance from racing administrative bodies.
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A husband and wife found guilty of setting fire to their Wimmera home have both been given suspended jail sentences.
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ABSTRACT: The problem of sequentially finding an independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) sequence that is drawn from a probability distribution F1 by searching over multiple sequences, some of which are drawn from F1 and the others of which are drawn from a different distribution F0, is considered. The observer is allowed to take one observation at a time. It has been shown in a recent work that if each observation comes from one sequence, Cumulative Sum (CUSUM) test is optimal. In this paper, we propose a new approach in which each observation can be a linear combination of samples from multiple sequences. The test has two stages. In the first stage, namely scanning stage, one takes a linear combination of a pair of sequences with the hope of scanning through sequences that are unlikely to be generated from F1 and quickly identifying a pair of sequences such that at least one of them is highly likely to be generated by F1. In the second stage, namely refinement stage, one examines the pair identified from the first stage more closely and picks one sequence to be the final sequence. The problem under this setup belongs to a class of multiple stopping time problems. In particular, it is an ordered two concatenated Markov stopping time problem.
We obtain the optimal solution using the tools from the multiple stopping time theory. Numerical simulation results show that this search strategy can significantly reduce the searching time, especially when F1 is rare.
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A grant system launched in Kyoto to encourage meeting planners to incorporate traditional cultural activities into their events has been hailed a success. In 2011/2012, the City of Kyoto introduced the Support System Culture Programme for Meeting Events as part of its policy to promote the city's brand internationally. It proved popular with 75% of the grant budget being used to incorporate cultural activities into events – the most popular being maiko and geiko geisha.
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42 U.S. Code § 280g–5 - Public and health care provider education and support services
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The Secretary, directly or through the awarding of grants to public or private nonprofit entities, may conduct demonstration projects for the purpose of improving the provision of information on prematurity to health professionals and other health care providers and the public and improving the treatment and outcomes for babies born preterm.
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(2) programs to increase the availability, awareness, and use of pregnancy and post-term information services that provide evidence-based, clinical information through counselors, community outreach efforts, electronic or telephonic communication, or other appropriate means regarding causes associated with prematurity, birth defects, or health risks to a post-term infant;
(3) programs to respond to the informational needs of families during the stay of an infant in a neonatal intensive care unit, during the transition of the infant to the home, and in the event of a newborn death; and
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399Q, as added Pub. L. 109–450, § 4(2),Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3342; amended Pub. L. 113–55, title I, § 103(b),Nov. 27, 2013, 127 Stat. 642.)
2013—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–55, § 103(b)(1)(A), added subpars. (A) to (F) and struck out former subpars. (A) to (F) which read as follows:
"(A) the signs of preterm labor, updated as new research results become available;
"(B) the screening for and the treating of infections;
"(c) counseling on optimal weight and good nutrition, including folic acid;
"(D) smoking cessation education and counseling;
"(E) stress management; and
"(F) appropriate prenatal care;".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 113–55, § 103(b)(1)(B), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "programs to improve the treatment and outcomes for babies born premature, including the use of evidence-based standards of care by health care professionals for pregnant women at risk of preterm labor or other serious complications and for infants born preterm and at a low birthweight;".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–55, § 103(b)(2), substituted "$1,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018." for "$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011."
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|Description of Change
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|Public Law
|Statutes at Large
|§ 280g-5
|113-55 [Sec.] 103(b)
|127 Stat. 642
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