As unemployment rises more women are turning to COBRA for health insurance coverage, but discovering it’s either too expensive or not available. Women who shop for individual insurance often face higher rates due to “gender rating,” a recent study found. (WOMENSENEWS)–When Jane Schiffler loses her job on July 1, the college administrator will face tough …
It’s amazing how far the conservative Washington Post editorial board will go to deny the fact. Here is the blatant falsehood from their editorial today (emphasis mine): More disappointing was Mr. Obama’s restated commitment to a public health insurance option as part of the array of available plans. A public plan is not necessary to …
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If you are a reporter and reading this, try this exercise: you’re a single parent; you have two children, ages two and seven; you have a high school diploma. Write yourself a budget: give yourself a job in line with your qualifications (with a typical salary), then figure out how much a typical apartment in …
The big number the press will concentrate on today, from the press conference today launching America’s Future Now and progressive health care campaigns, is $82 million: Progressive groups are poised to spend more than $82 million to support President Obama’s goal of achieving quality, affordable health care for all this year, according to leaders gathered …
Here is an admission that I’ve never made in the decade that I’ve been writing professionally—I cried watching a DVD this weekend. It wasn’t a chick flick. Or a horror movie. Well maybe not a traditional horror movie, but it was still mighty scary. The movie was “Sicko.” Yep, that crazy Michael Moore’s movie that …
It goes without saying that a healthy worker is a better, more productive worker. Sickness not only cuts into productivity by taking an employee out of the office, but chronic, untreated conditions can sap energy, happiness, and ability, resulting in a less productive environment for both the employee and the employer. This is why in …
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.
