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New Bedford eviction actions mount as legal services languish
Housing is an issue we are continuing to follow and stay engaged on. https://newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-eviction-actions-mount-as-legal-services-languish/?utm_medium=email&mc_cid=3d7427d50a&mc_eid=79b5d4a027
“New Sick Leave Benefits Now Available To Massachusetts Residents”-Daily Voice
"Senate President Karen Spilka joined members of “Raise Up Massachusetts” and other supporters of the new legislation to celebrate its passing on Thursday afternoon. 'Fifteen years ago, I set out to ensure that no one in Massachusetts would have to choose between...
Caring Leave takes affect! The culmination of decades of work by advocates!
Raise Up MA held a press conference on Thursday, July 1st to celebrate! Check out the articles below: Boston Herald "Massachusetts has ‘strongest’ paid family medical leave program in nation, supporters say"...
“Caregiver leave celebrated as 2018 law takes full effect”- MetroWest News
"Fairhaven resident Christine Lavault said when her husband, a Korean War veteran, found out he had lung cancer she had to continue working because she was the only source of income. 'If I had paid family leave, I could have taken him to the doctor. I could have...
“Caregiver Leave Celebrated As 2018 Law Takes Full Effect”- WBUR
"Beth Fauteaux, a member of the Coalition for Social Justice, said she was pregnant with her son in 2013 and after giving birth found herself going back to work three weeks after undergoing a caesarean section. 'It was either that or be homeless. At the time, it felt...
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