June 8, 2020
Paid Family Leave
Pregnancy Discrimination
FMLA

Recording: Paid Family Leave in NY

Woven Bodies, an inclusive digital practice supporting queer folks + allies from family planning through parenthood hosted Associate Alex Berke to offer training on Paid Family Leave. The class was moderated by Morgane Richardson — Perinatal Health Educator, Doula and co-creator of Woven Bodies. You can rent the class for $15 through Woven Bodies.

The class covers the following topics:

  • Understanding, accessing and utilizing Paid Family Leave
  • Taking parental leave from your job
  • Asking for accommodations from your employer
  • Navigating Paid Family Leave as a self-employed person
  • Thinking ahead during Covid-19

Sarah Palin dined indoors while unvaccinated— but what will the City do to the restaurant?

January 28, 2022
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The focus has been centered on Palin’s bizarre and abhorrent choice to expose those around her to the disease, but it bears examining the potential steps the City might take against the restaurant’s owners, who allowed her to dine inside.

Variants Mean Parents Need More Help

January 28, 2022
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Although the current Omicron wave appears to be cresting in many parts of the country, the fact remains that there will likely be more waves in future months, many of which will deeply affect parents and other caregivers.

Mayor Adams to Continue NYC Vaccine Mandate

January 10, 2022
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There were questions about whether New York City’s new mayor, Eric Adams, who assumed office on New Year’s Day, would extend the vaccine mandate instituted by his predecessor, Bill De Blasio, but they have been answered in the affirmative, with Adams confirming during a weekday Covid presser that the private employer vaccine mandate would continue.
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