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		<title>This Mother’s Day Upgrade California from an A- to an A+</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Vibhuti Mehra, Labor Project for Working Families With Mother’s Day around the corner, there has been a lot of buzz in the news and on social media networks about the status of mothers in the United States and what &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=501">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Balance the Budget on the Backs of Family Caregivers</title>
		<link>http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=493</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 19:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Donna Benton, PhD, Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center Millions of Californians are providing care for a disabled, ill or ageing family member or friend. Providing long-term care for a loved one can take a serious toll on a caregiver’s &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=493">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Walmart Workers Fight for Respect</title>
		<link>http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=488</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vibhuti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Leave]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Charlene Fletcher, OUR Walmart I have always enjoyed living in California, and I specifically love Duarte because this city is very family-oriented. As a proud wife and mother of two I take great pride and value in protecting my &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=488">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making Long Beach More Livable</title>
		<link>http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=482</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vibhuti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living Wage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Petit, Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community In 2008, I chose to make Long Beach, California, my home. I love Long Beach because it’s a diverse city and there are always interesting events and &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=482">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Equal Pay Day Let’s Demand Change from Walmart</title>
		<link>http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=473</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vibhuti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jenya Cassidy, Labor Project for Working Families Last week, I talked to a cashier at a Ralph’s grocery store in Orange County, California. She told me she lives with and supports her 82-year-old mother and her disabled 56-year-old sister.  &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=473">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Supports for Breastfeeding Moms</title>
		<link>http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=467</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Breastfeeding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Julia Parish, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center Breastfeeding has significant health benefits for babies – protecting them from illness and even decreasing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).  Children who were breastfed are less likely to develop &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=467">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Putting our Democratic Heads together on the Budget Crisis</title>
		<link>http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=457</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vibhuti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Cathy Deppe, 9to5 California What if you were a California state legislator?  What would you tax?  What would you cut?  9to5 members had a chance to take this budget challenge recently.  And we took it to heart.  Beginning from &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=457">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>End Workplace Discrimination Against Family Caregivers</title>
		<link>http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=448</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vibhuti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Discrimination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jamie Dolkas, Equal Rights Advocates In over 22 states throughout the US, state and local laws protect family caregivers from discrimination at work.  Sadly, California is not one of these states.  After two failed attempts to include family caregivers &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=448">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Resources to Raise Awareness of California Paid Family Leave</title>
		<link>http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=433</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vibhuti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family caregiving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Vibhuti Mehra, Labor Project for Working Families This year, we are celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the passage of a pioneering law for California’s working families. In 2002, a coalition of unions and community organizations including the Labor &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=433">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Latte Factor: End Breastfeeding Discrimination</title>
		<link>http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=426</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vibhuti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Genevieve Thomas Colvin, Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles Joanne* had her baby, took a 12 week job protected leave through the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and then dutifully returned to work.  She spoke with her supervisor &#8230; <a href="http://workfamilyca.org/blog/?p=426">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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