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In partnership w/ @CELA_Lawyers @LegalAidAtWork we are proud to cosponsor #AB518 & #AB524 introduced by @BuffyWicks which will ensure that millions of #FamilyCaregivers are protected against discrimination & workers can afford to take leave to care for #ChosenFamily!
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Family Caregiver Anti-Discrimination Act (#AB524) will prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on their status as a #FamilyCaregiver.
Basically, your work cannot fire, demote, refuse to hire you because of your family responsibilities.
Basically, your work cannot fire, demote, refuse to hire you because of your family responsibilities.
#PFL for Chosen Family (#AB518) will ensure workers who care for #ChosenFamily can access #PaidFamilyLeave. This is esp important bc the program's outdated definition of family does not reflect today’s workforce. You can be there for your bestie AND receive wage replacement!
The results are in and NY's Paid Family Leave program is a big win for NY families!
In the first year, 128K people took advantage of #PFL to bond with a new child, care for a sick relative, or assist loved ones when a family member is deployed abroad on active military service.
In the first year, 128K people took advantage of #PFL to bond with a new child, care for a sick relative, or assist loved ones when a family member is deployed abroad on active military service.
Paid Family Leave is much more than maternal leave.
More than 30% of the people who took leave to bond with a new child in 2018 were men — the highest percentage of any state's first year of paid family leave.
More than 30% of the people who took leave to bond with a new child in 2018 were men — the highest percentage of any state's first year of paid family leave.
New York's Paid Family Leave has you covered — with job security, continued health insurance coverage, and protection from discrimination or retaliation.
Help spread the word! See how PFL can help you or someone you know at paidfamilyleave.ny.gov
Help spread the word! See how PFL can help you or someone you know at paidfamilyleave.ny.gov
Confused about person-first language? Is it acceptable or not? Here's a brief history on PFL and how it went from etiquette to ableism: #pfl #ableism #acutallyautistic
In 1983, at the dawn of the AIDS crisis, a brave group of activists stood up at a health conference and made a declaration which would later be known as The Denver Principles. It was a profound treatise on human rights in the medical profession which lives on to this day.
The Denver Principles opens with "We condemn attempts to label us as "victims," a term which implies defeat, and we are only occasionally "patients," a term which implies passivity, helplessness, and dependence upon the care of others. We are "People With AIDS."
