Thursday, October 12 , 2006
Mansfield Room (S-207), U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC

Featuring:

Eileen Appelbaum, Ph.D.
Professor and Director,
Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University

Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
President,
Institute for Women's Policy Research

Kate Kahan
Director, Work and Family Programs,
National Partnership for Women and Families

Audio Chapters:

Click here to listen to the entire event, or select a segment from the list below:

• Introductions:
  • Heather Boushey, CEPR
  • Karen Kornbluh, Office of Sen. Obama
  • Michele Varnhagen, Office of Rep. Miller (moderator)
• Eileen Appelbaum
• Heidi Hartmann
• Kate Kahan
• Review of current legislative efforts:
• Michele Varnhagen, Office of Rep. Miller
• Holly Fechner, Office of Sen. Kennedy and HELP Committee
• Catherine Graham, Office of Sen. Dodd
• Chelsea Maughan, Office of Sen. Clinton
• Karen Kornbluh, Office of Sen. Obama
• Leticia Mederos, Office of Rep. DeLauro
• Lindsay McAllister, Office of Rep. Woolsey
• Questions and Answers

Materials

• Fact Sheet: Choices in Child Care Act of 2006
• Work and Family Bill of Rights (Take Care Net)
• Achieving a Workable Balance: New Jersey Employers’ Experiences Managing Employee Leaves and Turnover, by Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman
• How to Exercise Flexible Work: Take Steps with a "Soft Touch" Law (CLASP Policy Brief)
• Paid Sick Days Promise Substantial Benefits (IWPR Press Release)
• Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health by Reducing the Spread of Disease (IWPR Fact Sheet)
• No Time to Be Sick: Why Everyone Suffers When Workers Don't Have Paid Sick Leave, by Vicky Lovell
• Valuing Good Health: An Estimate of Costs and Savings for the Healthy Families Act, by Vicky Lovell
• New Jersey Time to Care fact sheets on family leave insurance:
  • For caregivers
  • For low-income employees
  • For seniors