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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1542 Healthy Families Act</title>
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  <updated>2011-04-13T01:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>H.R.1542: Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act - U.S. ...</title>
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A bill in the U.S. Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas. -. Source: http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc: ... OpenCongress is a fr&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1542/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NFIB.com - NFIB/Alabama Legislative Links -- April 20, 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-25:/commentary/3892883</id>
    <updated>2008-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Ted Kennedy, sponsor of S. 910, held a hearing on his paid sick leave bill earlier this year, but there has been no action on the House companion bill, H.R. 1542, the so-called &quot;Healthy Families Act&quot; by Rep. DeLauro. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://prod.ion.nfib.com/object/IO_33143.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues</title>
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    <updated>2008-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1542 sought to ease certain legal restrictions and requirements, imposed by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, on incumbent telephone companies who provide high speed data access. Proponents assert that restrictions must be lifted ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/IB10045&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HRP Trends &amp; Updates: IRS announces 2009 Standard Mileage Rates ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-12-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>What's New | Visit Vail Valley Blog </name>
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For instance, proposed legislation called the Healthy Families Act (S.910 &amp; H.R.1542) would require an employer with 15 or more employees to provide paid sick leave to full and part time employees. At this time, we are not sure which ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.visitvailvalley.com/public/item/219489&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Alliance for Worker Freedom</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-04:/commentary/3572394</id>
    <updated>2008-12-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Last Action: H.R. 1542 referred to House subcommittee (3/15/07) / S. 910 referred to Senate subcommittee (3/15/2007). H.R. 4301 / S. 2419 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Working Families Flexibility Act. Common Name: None. Introduced by: Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.workerfreedom.org/index.php?content=YouTubeAWF&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Minnesota 2020 -- Paid Sick Days: Help in a Tough Economy</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-24:/commentary/3476574</id>
    <updated>2008-11-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Paid sick days legislation, like the state Healthy Families, Healthy Workplace Act and the federal Healthy Families Act (S 910/HR 1542), would guarantee workers a minimum number of paid sick days a year to recover from illness, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mn2020.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&amp;amp;SEC=%7B4CBA231C-B4A2-4CC8-AEE4-E102EDBFF159%7D&amp;amp;DE=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Potential Impact of the Obama Administration on the Labor and ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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As a senator, President-elect Obama cosponsored the Healthy Families Act (HR 1542, S. 910), which would amend the FMLA to require employers to provide 7 days of paid sick leave for full-time employees (30 hours or more) and pro-rated ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washlaborwire.com/2008/11/11/the-potential-impact-of-the-obama-administration-on-the-labor-and-employment-legal-landscape-3/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Potential Impact of the Obama Administration on the Labor and ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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President-elect Obama cosponsored the Healthy Families Act (HR 1542, S. 910), which requires employers with at least 15 employees who work at least 30 hours a week to provide seven days of paid sick leave and pro-rated leave for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washlaborwire.com/2008/11/07/the-potential-impact-of-the-obama-administration-on-the-labor-and-employment-legal-landscape-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NFIB.com - Paid Sick Leave Proposal Defeated</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-13:/commentary/3407336</id>
    <updated>2008-09-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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introduced H.R. 1542/S. 910, the &quot;Healthy Families Act of 2007,&quot; which requires employers with 15 or more workers to provide seven days of paid leave annually to employees working 30 or more hours a week, and a pro-rated annual amount ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_38429.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Sick and Fired: U.S. Workers Struggle Without ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In Congress, the Healthy Families Act (S. 910 and H.R. 1542) would guarantee paid sick leave for workers to recover from an illness or take care of a sick family member. San Francisco is the first city in the nation to require employers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/09/03/sick-and-fired-us-workers-struggle-without-paid-sick-parental-leave/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | Business Group Handicaps End-of-Session Issues</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-29:/commentary/3553127</id>
    <updated>2008-08-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Johnson said it was possible the Senate would take up legislation to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act ( HR 5873 , S 1681 ) or to require paid sick leave ( HR 1542 , S 910 ), in honor of ailing sponsor Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002942125&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cincinnati Law Library Association: Ohio paid sick leave initiative</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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( HR 1542 S910 ) But the federal measure has progressed slowly and the initiative has in many cases sifted down to local levels. No state currently has paid employee sick days on their books, but more than a dozen have had legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cincinnatilaw.blogspot.com/2008/08/ohio-paid-sick-leave-initiative.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BenefitsLink Health &amp; Welfare Plans Newsletter (HTML format)</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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910 / HR 1542), introduced by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), would require employers already providing the benefit to make a number of significant modifications to ensure compliance . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://provys.blogspot.com/2008/08/benefitslink-health-welfare-plans_15.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>new analysis shows how paid sick leave bill would force ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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excerpt: &quot;as described in a new hr policy analysis, the (hfa) (s. 910 / hr 1542), introduced by sen. edward kennedy (d-ma) and rep. rosa delauro (d-ct), would require employers already providing the benefit to make a number of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.benefitslink.com/links/20080815-064527.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>california group issues report urging passage of state paid sick ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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the &quot;healthy families act&quot; (hr 1542, s. 910) would require american employers with 15 or more employees to provide each with seven (7) paid sick days annually. the bill has at least 92 democrat co-sponsors in the house and last year the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.workplacehorizons.com/home/2008/8/8/california-group-issues-report-urging-passage-of-state-paid.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Paid Sick Leave: Not Just for Milwaukee</title>
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    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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From a newsletter:Sen. Kennedy and Rep. DeLauro reintroduced legislation called the Healthy Families Act (HR 1542/S.910), which would require privat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chilaameng001.com.cn/index.php/article/head/2008-07-31/2043.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>paid sick leave: not just for milwaukee</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/3149205</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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delauro reintroduced legislation called the healthy families act (hr 1542/s.910), which would require private and public employers with 15 or more employees (for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dad29.blogspot.com/2008/07/paid-sick-leave-not-just-for-milwaukee.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Best Internet News and Politics &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Vote With an Eye ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1542)(S. 910) requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide seven days of paid sick leave to full-time (30 hours) workers.This bill seems to be a top priority although it could have a devastating ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bestnewspolitics.com/2008/07/28/vote-with-an-eye-to-workplace-issues/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Weekly - Hard at Work on Family Leave</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-11:/commentary/3407338</id>
    <updated>2008-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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389; Senate bill on paid family leave is S 1681 ; Kennedy&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Senate paid sick leave bill is S 910 ; DeLauro&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s House version is HR 1542 . Source: CQ Weekly The definitive source for news about Congress. &#194;&#169; 2008 Congressional Quarterly Inc. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://public.cq.com/docs/cqw/weeklyreport110-000002911191.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>gay republicans to hold fundraiser for ros-lehtinen</title>
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    <updated>2008-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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hr 1542 - healthy families act: 'to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.' cosponsor yes &amp; no colors: green means that this is our preferred ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/07/gay-republicans.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>leave benefits in the united states</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/3149206</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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in the united states, which is an oecd member, congressional interest recently has coalesced around family-friendly paid leave proposals (eg, hr 1542/s. 910, s. 80 and hr 5781, s. 1681 and hr 5873). they would entitle workers to time ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/521&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>[IWS] CRS: LEAVE BENEFITS in the UNITED STATES [Updated 7 May 2008]</title>
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    <updated>2008-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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paid leave proposals (eg, HR 1542/S. 910, S. 80 and HR 5781, S. 1681 and HR 5873). They would entitle workers to time off with pay to accomplish parental and caregiving obligations to help women in particular balance work and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iwsdninternational.blogspot.com/2008/06/iws-crs-leave-benefits-in-united-states.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>us woefully trails other industrialized nations; it's not mother ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-11:/commentary/3149208</id>
    <updated>2008-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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introduced the healthy families act (s. 910 and hr 1542) that would require employers with 15 or more employees to provide workers with seven paid sick leave days a year to take care of themselves or a family member.&quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.progressivedem.com/2008/05/12/us-woefully-trails-other-industrialized-nations-its-not-mother-friendly.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Working sick | Politics West</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/3407346</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) has a bill, H.R. 1542, that would require employers of more than 15 people to provide a limited amount of paid sick leave. Eligible employees would be those who work at least 1000 hours per year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicswest.com/24199/working_sick&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Healthy Families</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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910/HR 1542). The bill provides full-time employees with seven paid sick days a year to be used for their own medical needs or to tend to the . Here&amp;#39;s a toolkit to help service providers strengthen families by promoting key protective ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pematu84.blogspot.com/2008/05/healthy-families.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>legislation creating paid family leave insurance fund introduced ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/3149207</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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in addition, there are several other pending bills that would expand fmla coverage, including the crime victims employment leave act (hr 5845), healthy families act of 2007 (hr 1542, s. 910), family and medical leave expansion act (hr ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washlaborwire.com/2008/05/02/legislation-creating-paid-family-leave-insurance-fund-introduced-in-house-of-representatives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>a virtual rally for a real-life need: paid sick leave</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/3149210</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Dayton Miami Valley AFL-CIO </name>
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the healthy families act (s. 910 and hr 1542 ) would guarantee paid sick leave for workers to recover from an illness or take care of a sick family member. source=http://blog.aflcio.org/wp-rss2.php.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://daytonaflcio.org/?p=341&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Virtual Rally for a Real-Life Need: Paid Sick Leave</title>
    <link href="http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/04/25/a-virtual-rally-for-a-real-life-need-paid-sick-leave/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/3149209</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AFL-CIO Weblog </name>
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The virtual rally was designed to ignite broad support for legislation in Congress that will solve a real-world problem. The Healthy Families Act (S. 910 and HR 1542 ) would guarantee paid sick leave for workers to recover from an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/04/25/a-virtual-rally-for-a-real-life-need-paid-sick-leave/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Virtual Rally for a Real-Life Need: Paid Sick Leave</title>
    <link href="http://www.4ibew.com/2008/04/25/a-virtual-rally-for-a-real-life-need-paid-sick-leave/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2121071</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Labor Union Blog </name>
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The virtual rally was designed to ignite broad support for legislation in Congress that will solve a real-world problem. The Healthy Families Act (S. 910 and HR 1542 ) would guarantee paid sick leave for workers to recover from an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.4ibew.com/2008/04/25/a-virtual-rally-for-a-real-life-need-paid-sick-leave/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.2784 Menu Education and Labeling Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-15:/commentary/3407348</id>
    <updated>2008-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] </name>
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Ric Keller [R, FL-8] [1]. H.R.1839 H.R.1839 [1]; H.R.1542 Healthy Families Act [1]; H.R.2 Small Business and Work Opportunity Act o... [1]; H.R.2010 National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007... [1]; H.R.2034 Medicare for All Act [1] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2784/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Paid Family Leave: The US Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/commentary/3149211</id>
    <updated>2008-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MOMocrats </name>
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910/HR 1542) would guarantee 7 paid sick days (prorated for part-timers). Senate-side, it is stuck in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) for reasons that are unclear to me ??? Sen. Kennedy is the chair of that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://momocrats.typepad.com/momocrats/2008/03/paid-family-lea.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sick and Tired of Being Sick and... Fired</title>
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    <updated>2008-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Zaftig Redhead </name>
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At the federal level, we&amp;#39;re working to pass similar legislation called the Healthy Families Act (S. 910/HR 1542). This Kennedy/DeLauro bill provides full-time employees with seven paid sick days a year to be used for their own medical ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thezaftigredhead.blogspot.com/2008/03/sick-and-tired-of-being-sick-and-fired.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>support the healthy families act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-28:/commentary/3149214</id>
    <updated>2008-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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the american association of university women strongly supports the healthy families act (s. 910/hr 1542). the bill provides full-time employees with seven paid sick days a year to be used for their own medical needs or to tend to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://afscme965.blogspot.com/2008/02/support-healthy-families-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NFIB.com - NFIB/North Carolina Capital News Update -- Feb. 26, 2008</title>
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The Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1542/S.910) Sen. Ted Kennedy (Mass.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.) have introduced the &quot;The Healthy Families Act of 2007.&quot; The legislation would require that employers with 15 or more workers provide ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_36336.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Rosa DeLauro, the &quot;Healthy Families Act of 2007&quot; (H.R. 1542/S.910) requires employers of 15 or more workers provide seven days of paid leave annually to employees working 30 or more hours a week. For employees working more than 20 hours ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_35977.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On banning discrimination in family and medical leave, he will co sponsor HR 2792 and HR 1542. He also supports and would co sponsor The Mathew Shepherd Act to help fight hate crimes. With other candidates advocating such a pro agenda I ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.equalitygiving.org/Blog-Giving-For-Equality&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.5090 To amend the Family and ...</title>
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including the Crime Victims Employment Leave Act (HR 5845), Healthy Families Act of 2007 (HR 1542, S. 910), Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (HR 1369), FMLA Amendment (HR 5090), and Military Family Job Protection Act (HR 3993, . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5090/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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business networking events mario c243 hr 1542 health care help symtoms-of-yeast-infe. best buy notebook. cheap stage lighting kits who-inventedcash-register lapis lazuli geology gmx-de cerdomus tile palm springs boxer dog secrets high ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jwstionolwq.blogspot.com/2008/01/wwwmervinscom.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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S.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 [3]; H.R.1542 Healthy Families Act [2]; H.R.239 Working Americans Growing the Economy (WA... [2]; H.R.33 Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2007 [2]; H.R.2034 Medicare for All Act [2] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2514/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.3915 Expand and Preserve Home Ownership Throug... [3]; S.1299 Borrower's Protection Act of 2007 [2]; H.R.1257 Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensatio... [1]; H.R.1542 Healthy Families Act [1]; H.R.1065 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2452/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>[IWS] CRS: LEAVE BENEFITS in the UNITED STATES--updated 27 July 2007</title>
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paid leave proposals (eg, HR 1542 and S. 910, S. 1681, S. 80 and HR 3158). They would entitle workers to time off with pay to accomplish parental and caregiving obligations to help women in particular balance work and family ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2007/11/iws-crs-leave-benefits-in-united-states.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>[IWS] CRS: LEAVE BENEFITS in the UNITED STATES--updated 27 July 2007</title>
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    <updated>2007-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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paid leave proposals (eg, HR 1542 and S. 910, S. 1681, S. 80 and HR 3158). They would entitle workers to time off with pay to accomplish parental and caregiving obligations to help women in particular balance work and family ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iwsdninternational.blogspot.com/2007/11/iws-crs-leave-benefits-in-united-states.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.2347 Prevention Through ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-16:/commentary/3515311</id>
    <updated>2007-11-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL] </name>
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H.R.4054 Prevention Through Affordable Access Act [2]; H.R.1072 Women's Health Office Act of 2007 [1]; H.R.1424 Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax... [1]; H.R.1338 Paycheck Fairness Act [1]; H.R.1542 Healthy Families Act [1] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2347/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.4054 Prevention Through ...</title>
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    <updated>2007-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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S.2347 Prevention Through Affordable Access Act [2]; H.R.1424 Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax... [1]; H.R.1542 Healthy Families Act [1]; H.R.1072 Women's Health Office Act of 2007 [1]; H.R.1338 Paycheck Fairness Act [1] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4054/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.2792 Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act [4]; S.1843 Fair Pay Restoration Act [4]; H.R.2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 [4]; H.R.3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007... [3]; H.R.1542 Healthy Families Act [3] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2279/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2007-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.1542 Healthy Families Act [2]; H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 [2]; H.R.1839 H.R.1839 [1]; H.R.1644 Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professiona... [1]; H.R.2 Small Business and Work Opportunity Act o... [1] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4008/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2007-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. and H.R. 1542, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.) would guarantee up to seven days annual sick leave for employees at companies with 15 or more employees. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is sponsoring a bill (S.1681) that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.now.org/issues/mothers/102507leave.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The group also recently sent &#226;&#8364;&#339;e-outreachers&#226;&#8364;* to its members asking them to contact their representatives to support the federal Healthy Families Act (S 910, HR 1542), which would mandate paid sick days. According to the Post, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://google-sina.com/2007/10/25/washington-post-profiles-group-encouraging-women-to-support-issues-affecting-families-children/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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this report briefly describes legislation enacted in the 109th congress and proposals introduced in the 110th congress that directly assist family caregivers (hr 1032, hr 1161, hr 1369, hr 1542, hr 1560, hr 1807, hr 1871, hr 1911, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RS22716&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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States In the United States, which is an OECD member, congressional interest recently has coalesced around familyfriendly paid leave proposals (eg, HR 1542 and S. 910, S. 1681, S. 80 and HR 3158). They would entitle workers to time off ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://states-922.blogspot.com/2007/09/states-taipei-hong-kong-wen-wei-pao.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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have reintroduced the &amp;quot;Healthy Families Act&amp;quot; (S.910/HR1542), which would require small businesses that employ 15 or more workers to provide each employee with seven days of paid sick leave. Both bills are currently being considered in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pbawashingtonupdate.blogspot.com/2007/07/congress-considering-mandatory-paid.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>We all need sick leave!!!</title>
    <link href="http://sweetpeamissy.blogspot.com/2007/07/we-all-need-sick-leave.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-04:/commentary/801872</id>
    <updated>2007-07-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sweet Pea Femme </name>
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910/HR. 1542) was introduced by Senator Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Representative DeLauro (D-Conn.) in March, and would grant workers paid sick leave in the event of their own personal medical emergency or an illness in the family. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sweetpeamissy.blogspot.com/2007/07/we-all-need-sick-leave.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>balancing act</title>
    <link href="http://www.thesoccermomvote.com/the_soccer_mom_vote/2007/06/balancing_act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-11:/commentary/3149215</id>
    <updated>2007-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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the balancing act is an important companion to other work/family policy initiatives, including the healthy families act (s.910/hr 1542), which would provide for paid sick leave for more workers, and a soon-to-be introduced bill to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thesoccermomvote.com/the_soccer_mom_vote/2007/06/balancing_act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>healthy families act</title>
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    <updated>2007-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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yet the majority of middle-income workers cannot rely on paid sick leave, and 3 out of 4 low-wage workers have no paid sick leave. introduced by sen. edward kennedy (s. 910) and rep. rosa delauro (hr 1542). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://9to5losangeles.org/blog/2007/05/06/healthy-families-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Healthy Families Act bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-03:/commentary/801875</id>
    <updated>2007-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Democrats have promoted limited mandatory paid family and medical leave (up to sever days a year) with bills HR 1542 in the House and S. 910 in the Senate. As usual, some Republicans criticize the bill as a burden on small businesses ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billonmajorissues.blogspot.com/2007/05/healthy-families-act-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR Magazine - In Congress, Democrats push paid leave, reforms</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-30:/commentary/801873</id>
    <updated>2007-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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May 1, 2007 -- When Democrats in Congress introduced the Healthy Families Act (S. 910 and HR 1542) on March 15, they made good on a campaign promise to reshape US.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3495/is_5_52/ai_n19170718&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mandated Sick Leave Update: Not Surprisingly, It&#8217;s Gone National</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-23:/commentary/801876</id>
    <updated>2007-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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910 and HR 1542) under the same name. The proposed Ohio statute would require that employers provide seven days of paid sick leave annually for employees working 30 hours or more a week; or a pro-rated amount of paid sick leave annually ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/04/24/mandated-sick-leave-update-state-and-national-efforts-have-ensued/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Connecticut Delegation and the Progressive Agenda</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-22:/commentary/3149212</id>
    <updated>2007-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>My Left Nutmeg - Front Page </name>
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HR 676. Single payer health care. Voter Confidence &amp; Inceased Accountability Act. HR 811. Requires voter-verified paper trail. Y, Y, Y. Healthy Families Act. HR 1542. Provides for minimum paid sick leave. Sponsored by DeLauro. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6641&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>pea coat</title>
    <link href="http://toypasmexjro.blogspot.com/2007/04/pea-coat.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-09:/commentary/801885</id>
    <updated>2007-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Welcome! </name>
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You may ask that HR 1542 the Tauzin Dingell pants bill pea cosat The turtlenecks House Commerce Committee. Sen. McCain stated cashmere jacket thinsulate in cashmere over coat ponchos plus size cashmere coats a release that &amp;quot; marvin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://toypasmexjro.blogspot.com/2007/04/pea-coat.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Still More From Congress &amp;amp; the Legislature</title>
    <link href="http://concholaborlaw.blogspot.com/2007/03/still-more-from-congress-legislature.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-22:/commentary/801874</id>
    <updated>2007-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Concho Labor Law </name>
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The Healthy Families Act, HR 1542 is a plan working its way through the US House that would require employers to provide a minimum of seven days of paid leave to each employee. This leave could be used for an absence because of a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://concholaborlaw.blogspot.com/2007/03/still-more-from-congress-legislature.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ring the movie</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-20:/commentary/801888</id>
    <updated>2007-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Welcome to Steven&amp;#39;s Blog! </name>
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My brother likes beets but not identical, ring the movoie to HR 1542 (107th the fellowship of the ring wallpaper Congress), ring the moivie the &amp;quot; Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2006&amp;quot; or COPE Act. ring the mocie This Cannon ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kzvrsomaty.blogspot.com/2007/03/ring-movie.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1542, The Healthy Families Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-16:/commentary/3515309</id>
    <updated>2007-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - New Laws </name>
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US Congress: HR 1542, The Healthy Families Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200504005.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>in software programming</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-16:/commentary/885985</id>
    <updated>2007-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Helen&amp;#39;s Diary </name>
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Two Democrats who voted for HR 1542 has no impact on the next-gen Core architecture, a managed in softwasre programming services provider market. What&amp;quot;s Up? Access Picks Up Monitoring Tool Access Distribution and Major Market Database ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lretylotimfi.blogspot.com/2007/03/in-software-programming.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>video clip the ring</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-16:/commentary/801889</id>
    <updated>2007-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Charles&amp;#39;s Diary </name>
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Mark Up of HR 1542 &amp;quot; the greatest range of standard electronic transaction standards to problem projects, but OMB said some flexibility is essential. The Senate has yet to be leading the way the video clip the rign products we buy, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://loxmohringhpas.blogspot.com/2007/03/video-clip-ring.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>mtv video awards lord of the rings</title>
    <link href="http://erxnaotoyx.blogspot.com/2007/03/mtv-video-awards-lord-of-rings.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-16:/commentary/801879</id>
    <updated>2007-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Edward&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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John Dingell (D-MI), of mtv video awards lord of rthe rings HR 1542 is sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA), the mtv video aards lord of the rings new Geospatial Technology Report! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://erxnaotoyx.blogspot.com/2007/03/mtv-video-awards-lord-of-rings.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 1542: To provide for paid sick leave ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-13:/commentary/2985982</id>
    <updated>2007-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>GovTrack.us Monitored Events </name>
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] introduced HR 1542: To provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.. [This event matched these monitors: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1542&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1542, To provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-13:/commentary/801871</id>
    <updated>2007-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1542 would provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1542.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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