"Insurance would help workers(Letter to the Editor)" Daily Record, March 16, 2007
"Paid to stay home" Daily Record, February 19, 2007
"Workers Would Welcome Paid Family Leaves" Phillyburbs.com, February 13, 2007
"Paid Leave Clears A Big Hurdle" NJ Biz, February 12, 2007
"Paid To Stay Home" Asbury Park Press, February 12, 2007
"Yes For Paid Leave" Daily Record, February 9, 2007
"Paid Family Leave Bill Advances" Herald News, February 6, 2007
"In a first, Senate committee approves paid family leave bill"The
Star-Ledger, February 06, 2007
"N.J. state committee approves family leave bill" Philadelphia Business Journal, February 5, 2007
"U.S. Family-Oriented Job Policies Weak" Yahoo! News – February 1, 2007
"SPEAKING OUT: Insurance proposal would benefit family caregivers" By KAREN WHITE, Courier News, December 3, 2006
"Poll finds overwhelming NJ support for paid family leave" By TOM HESTER, November 29, 2006
"Jersey Lawmaker Pushes Paid Family Leave Bill" Millennium Radio New Jersey, November 29, 2006
"New Push for Paid Family Leave in N.J." New York Times, November 29, 2006
"Family Leave Gets A Push" By Scott Goldstein, November 11, 2006
"Companies voluntarily complying with family leave laws" Herald News, July 3, 2006
Audio -- “Paid Leave can be Cost Effective” Report by John O’Leary on Achieving a Workable Balance: New Jersey Employers’ Experiences Managing Employee Leaves and Turnover, a study by the Center for Women and Work, Rutgers, The State University, June 19, 2006
“Many NJ Businesses Let Workers Take Leave for Care of Children or Elderly Parents” Rutgers University Press Release, June 19, 2006
“NJ businesses are family-friendly, study finds” Star Ledger, June 18, 2006
"ONE SICK CHILD AWAY FROM BEING FIRED: When “Opting Out” Is Not an Option" - Joann C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law and Founding Director, Center for WorkLife Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Paid
family leave in New Jersey Marketplace,
NPR, January 26, 2006
Shes
the Boss, NewJersey.Com, January
15, 2006
Taking
Time Off With Pay, Asbury Park
Press, January 1, 2006
N.J.
proposal would give paid leave for family illness,
Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 21, 2005
Pushing
For Paid Family And Sick Leave, Battles brewing over legislation
that will allow more parents to take time off,
By Julia Lawlor, Parents' Action for Children
Group
wants paid family leave, By MICHAEL SYMONS,
Home News Tribune Online 12/21/05
Coalition to push
for paid family leave in New Jersey, By MICHAEL
SYMONS, Courier Post
Worker-funded,
paid family leave urged, BY MICHAEL SYMONS,
Asbury Park Press on 12/21/05
Jersey
group puts a price on cost of paid family leave,
BY SUSAN K. LIVIO, The Star Ledger, December 21, 2005
Shortchanging
cleaning workers won't wash (Eileen Appelbaum,
The Star Ledger, December 1, 2005)
Don't
Gut Family and Medical Leave (Eileen
Appelbaum and Ellen Bravo
Released May 25, 2005)
"The
battle over family leave", (Asbury Park
Press - May 8, 2005)
"Family
leave gets 'B' in N.J.", (Bergen Record
- May 6, 2005)
"Keep
the family leave act in the job", (The
Star Ledger - February 4, 2005)
"New
Jersey Coalition Supports Federal Bill Calling For Paid Time Off For
Family Illness And Emergencies",
(NJTC - June
10, 2004)
"Sick
days dwindle, disappear for many ",
(USA TODAY - November 12, 2004)
"When
Employees Are Sick, Absenteeism Can Be a Virtue.", (New
York Times - September 26, 2004)
"California's
Paid Family Leave - Looking Into Law To Aid Caregivers",
(Philadelphia Inquirer - July 6, 2004)
"Paid
Sick Days Necessary For Healthy Families, Happy Employees",
(Asbury Park Press - June 18, 2004)
"Strength
to Families, Businesses"
(Philadelphia Inquirer - January 26, 2004)
"Two
Days For Sick Kids Isn't Unreasonable"
(Herald News - January 25, 2004)
"McGreevey's
Paid Sick Leave Proposal a Modest First Step"
(Asbury Park Press - January 22, 2004)