9to5

FMLA Anniversary: Celebrating 20 Years of Strengthening Families

Anyone with common sense would agree that healthy families are essential to a robust economy. That’s why it’s worth celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act on February 5; one of the most significant advances for working families in our nation’s history. In 1993, FMLA transformed the workplace and strengthened the American …

FMLA Anniversary: Celebrating 20 Years of Strengthening Families Read More »

National Influenza Vaccination Week Calls for Paid Sick Days

Statement of Linda Meric Executive Director – 9to5, National Association of Working Women Denver, CO, January 10, 2010 — The Department of Health and Human Services has declared this week “National Influenza Vaccination Week” in the United States to encourage more widespread flu vaccination and call attention to the possibility of a third mass outbreak …

National Influenza Vaccination Week Calls for Paid Sick Days Read More »

On International Women’s Day, Let’s Have Paid Sick Leave

It was more than a hundred years ago that women workers in New York’s garment industry joined to protest poor working conditions: long working days, low pay and no voice in the decisions made in their workplace. As we observe International Women’s Day 2009, the holiday designed to honor courageous working women in the past, …

On International Women’s Day, Let’s Have Paid Sick Leave Read More »

Scroll to Top

Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.