The House Workforce Protections Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, June 11 to examine proposals for expanding workers’ access to paid family and sick leave. While more than 80 percent of Americans support having paid sick days, the U.S. is the only country among the 22 nations ranked high in economic and human development that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave to workers.
The FIRST Act, H.R. 2339, provides grants to the states to implement and improve their paid family leave programs. Healthy Families Act, H.R. 2460, mandates that businesses with 15 or more employees provide up to 7 days of paid sick days to their employees.
The FIRST Act, H.R. 2339, provides grants to the states to implement and improve their paid family leave programs. Healthy Families Act, H.R. 2460, mandates that businesses with 15 or more employees provide up to 7 days of paid sick days to their employees.
WHAT:
Hearing on “H.R. 2339, the Family Income to Respond to Significant
Transitions Act, and H.R. 2460, the Healthy Families Act”
WHO:
U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), sponsor H.R. 2460,
Healthy Families Act
Rajiv Bhatia, director, Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
Deborah Frett, CEO, BPW Foundation, Washington, DC
Debra Ness, president, National Partnership for Women, Washington, DC
Sandra Poole, deputy director, California Employment Development Department Disability Insurance Branch
Additional Witnesses TBA
WHEN:
Thursday, June 11, 2009
10:00 a.m., EDT
Please check the Committee schedule for potential updates »
WHERE:
House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Note: This hearing will be webcast live from the Education and Labor Committee website. Access the webcast when the hearing begins at 10:00 am EDT »
Hearing on “H.R. 2339, the Family Income to Respond to Significant
Transitions Act, and H.R. 2460, the Healthy Families Act”
WHO:
U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), sponsor H.R. 2460,
Healthy Families Act
Rajiv Bhatia, director, Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
Deborah Frett, CEO, BPW Foundation, Washington, DC
Debra Ness, president, National Partnership for Women, Washington, DC
Sandra Poole, deputy director, California Employment Development Department Disability Insurance Branch
Additional Witnesses TBA
WHEN:
Thursday, June 11, 2009
10:00 a.m., EDT
Please check the Committee schedule for potential updates »
WHERE:
House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Note: This hearing will be webcast live from the Education and Labor Committee website. Access the webcast when the hearing begins at 10:00 am EDT »
