Tuesday, March 23rd 2021
At this time after the 2021 Legislative Session’s Transmittal of Bills in the Montana House and Senate, it is fair to claim and Montana NOW does — that to “protect” […]
Thursday, February 11th 2021
The Legislature should pass House Bill 228: paid family and medical leave. As a therapist, I see individuals with the most common postpartum complications — depression and anxiety. Insufficient support […]
Wednesday, February 10th 2021
A proposal that would create statewide paid medical and family leave for all employees and employers had its first hearing on Wednesday morning. The bill is similar to one that […]
Wednesday, February 10th 2021
HELENA — Lawmakers on the House Business and Labor Committee heard public comment on a bill Wednesday that would create a statewide fund to pay people if they need to […]
Wednesday, February 10th 2021
A handful of business owners and advocacy groups Wednesday testified in support of a Montana bill that would create a state run system to fund family and medical leave. Business […]
Friday, February 5th 2021
The U.S. is unique among industrialized democracies in the way it treats working women. Unlike other industrialized nations, the United States fails to guarantee paid leave via a permanent or […]
Friday, January 29th 2021
The Legislature should establish paid family and medical leave. I have benefited from paid leave because my job provides it, but in the past, I suffered without it. When I […]
Thursday, January 28th 2021
As a bladder cancer survivor and business owner, I support the Montana Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act — an affordable means for families to manage care. When I was […]
Thursday, January 28th 2021
A recent study conducted by Montana State University researchers confirmed what we have long suspected — women in Montana are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 with substantial impacts on daily life, […]
Saturday, May 25th 2019
May 12 was a special Mother’s Day for me, having just given birth to my first child — Ruby — only nine weeks earlier. The first two months of motherhood have been an […]