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Poll: Should NJ private employers be forced to pay sick time?

Madden-Beach Legislation Creating 'NJ Safe Act' Heads To Governor's Desk

N.J. considers mandating paid sick time for more than 1 million workers

Praise for N.J.'s family leave insurance

NJ business association: Paid sick time could hurt workers

NJ Legislator Introduces Earned Sick Days Bill

Opinion: On Mother's Day, a call for N.J. legislators to create standards for earned sick days

Decision time on minimum wage bill

Number of workers impacted by minimum wage hike not precise

Pressure growing on Christie to approve Medicaid expansion

November 2012 Press conference on Min. Wage

Star Ledger Op Ed, Feb. 18

Star Ledger LTE, Feb. 21

Star Ledger LTE Feb 22

NJ’s Family Leave Insurance Program Reaches 100,000 in 3 Years

Op-Ed: Who Has Time for the Flu? How to Fight Illness With Smart Policy

Family Values at Work's Ellen Bravo talks Paid Sick Days on the Today Show

N.J. Republicans seek easing of minimum wage increase

N.J. Senate committee advances minimum wage bill

Senate Panel Approves Minimum Wage Hike

N.J. Senate panel approves minimum wage increase

Business groups set for battle as minimum wage hearings get under way

N.J. Assemby Speaker Oliver talks turkey: Give New Jersey’s Working Families a Reason to Really Give Thanks with a Strong Minimum Wage Increase

Debate Over Minimum Wage Increase Continues

Celebrating our Movement: National Summit on Paid Sick Days and Paid Family Leave - Family Values at Work

Making the Case for Paid Sick Leave - NIOSH Science Blog - July 30, 2012

How to Honor Our Fathers - Family Values at Work Blog - June 15, 2012

Minimum Wage Hike Will Create Jobs - The NJ Star Ledger May 23, 2012

Study claims paid sick leave improves public health (The Star-Ledger - May 20, 2011)

Paid Sick Days for Private Sector Jobs Would Significantly Improve Health in New Jersey (Rutgers University - May 20, 2011)

Study: N.J. Workers, Firms Benefit From Paid Sick Leave (May 2011)

Rutgers Study: Paid sick days keep us healthier (The Home News Tribune - May 19, 2011)

Rutgers Study: Paid sick days keep us healthier (Asbury Park Press - May 19, 2011)

"Imagining A World With Paid Sick Days" (NJToday.net - Aug 23, 2010)

New Jersey's Family Leave Program Helps Workers Have A Work-Home Life Balance (July 2010)

"New Jersey’s Family Leave Insurance Program: The Sky Has Not Fallen" (Family Value @ Work Blog - July 14, 2010)

"Family Business" (Philadelphia Inquirer - July 10, 2010)

Family Leave Insurance Gets High Marks On First Anniversary (July 2010)

"NJ's paid family leave program a success" (Asbury Park Press - June 27, 2010)

Lack of Paid Sick Days May Worsen Flu Pandemic (November 2009)

More Than 5,000 N.J. Residents Have Received Paid Family Leave So Far (September 2009)

Forbes Article - Coming in Sick

Catching Up On Family Values (February 2008)

Make N.J. A Worker-Friendly State (February 2008)

Paid Leave Deserves To Pass (February 2008)

Paid Family Leave Plan Is Good For Jersey (January 2008)

Family Leave of 6 Paid Weeks Gains In New Jersey (January 2008)

Paid Family Leave Bill Advances (January 2008)

Effort Renewed To Let Workers Take Paid Leave (January 2008)

Trenton's Reunion With Family Leave

N.J Family-Leave Bill To Be Revived

Sweeney Amends Family Leave Bill (January 2008)

New Paid Family Leave Bill Unveiled

Paid Family Leave Measure Necessary In State (January 2008)

"Democratic Leaders: Ethics Overhaul, Paid Family Leave Top Agenda" (Newsday – January 4, 2008)

N.J. Family-Leave Bill: Compassion vs. Cost (December 2007)

"Sweeney Confident Over Paid Leave Bill" (Today's Sunbeam – December 30, 2007)

Who Bears the Burden? (December 2007)

Paid Family Leave Looms As Major Unfinished Business (December 2007)

Family Leave (December 2007)

Family Leave Foes Do Not Want to Listen (December 2007)

"Roberts Says Family Leave Plan Will Soon Become Law" (CourierPostOnline – December 14, 2007)

"Modest Worker Protection Should Pass" (The Record / NorthJersey.com – December 13, 2007)

"Move On Paid Family Leave" (Star-Ledger – December 13, 2007)

"Paid Family Leave's Time Has Arrived" (Home News Tribune – December 12, 2007)

"Paid Family Leave To Be N.J. Reality" (The Record / NorthJersey.com – December 12, 2007)

"Corzine Defends Family Leave Before Critics" (Star-Ledger – December 12, 2007)

"Paid Family Leave" (The Times of Trenton – December 12, 2007)

"Paid Leave Backers Find New Use For Onesies" (Newsday – December 10, 2007)

"Key Committee Chairman Expects Family Leave Vote" (Asbury Park Press – December 7, 2007)

"Robots Don't Need Paid Family Leave" (The Record / NorthJersey.com – December 6, 2007)

"Family Matter" (The Times of Trenton – December 2, 2007)

"Governor Is Intent On Passage Of Paid Family Leave Law" (Star-Ledger – December 1, 2007)

"Help N.J. Caregivers" (Philadelphia Inquirer – November 29, 2007)

"Lawmakers Should Approve Paid Leave" (Express-Times – November 23, 2007)

"Paid Family Leave Now" (Star-Ledger – November 22, 2007)

"Paid Leave Plan Gets Boost In New Jersey" (Newsday – November 19, 2007)