There’s good news for New Jersey employees after Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill expanding the state's paid family leave program on February 19. Only New Jersey, Washington D.C., California, Rhode Island, and Washington State even offer paid family leave to employees. The main provision of the bill is that it allows workers to take 12 … [Read more...]
House Democrats Endorse Stricter Gun Laws for Violence Against Women Act
The March issue of the National Rifle Association’s monthly publication, The American Rifleman, features a photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic Congresswoman from Arizona, who was shot in the head in 2011, The New York Times reports on February 24. The photo of Pelosi and Giffords, snapped last month … [Read more...]