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H.R.1542

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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.

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3/15/2007--Introduced.
Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to provide a minimum paid sick leave and employment benefits of:
(1) seven days annually for those who work at... moreSee Full Bill Text

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June 21, 2008 [IWS] CRS: LEAVE BENEFITS in the UNITED STATES [Updated 7 May 2008]

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 ...

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May 03, 2008 Healthy Families

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's a toolkit to help service providers strengthen families by promoting key protective ...

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April 25, 2008 A Virtual Rally for a Real-Life Need: Paid Sick Leave

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 ...

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