Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Petition to pass paid leave nationwide delivered to all members of congress (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The United States is one of seven countries globally that does not have any guaranteed form of paid leave, the petition states.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (5 children)

To which they all replied…. “Heh. That’s cute.”

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I may be uneducated because I've never taken advantage of it, but isn't FMLA a form of this? I had coworkers disappear for 3 - 6 months for roughly 2/3 their pay and they don't get fired because of FMLA.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Idk, seems to me that the continuation of pay was your company being nice:

The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

While FMLA can be used in the case of a pregnancy you have to meet the following conditions first:

In order to be eligible to take leave under the FMLA, an employee must (1) work for a covered employer, (2) work 1,250 hours during the 12 months prior to the start of leave, (3) work at a location where 50 or more employees work at that location or within 75 miles of it, and (4) have worked for the employer for 12 months.

So basically if you work for a smaller company, or just started, you can't use it.

Also note the per location employee rule. You could have a large nationwide business that purposely keeps the regional employment low in order to circumvent FMLA payouts

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