Media Advisory: Workplace Fairness Offers COVID-19 Resource Pages for Workers
Workplace Fairness is #1 Most Comprehensive Online Resource for Information About Workplace Rights
WASHINGTON (May 12, 2020)
Dear Journalists, please share this critical COVID-19 resource information with your readers. WHAT: One-Stop Shop for All Things Related to COVID-19: Workplace Fairness Updates COVID-19 Resource Pages for Workers
During these unprecedented times, workers need to know their rights and need access to well-researched resources. The national nonprofit, Workplace Fairness, advocates for workers' rights and has updated its Know Your Rights content to include information relating to the COVID-19 public health emergency with COVID-19 Resources.
Resources to share with your readers include updated/ additional resources for COVID-19 covering the following:
UnemploymentWorkplace/Worker Health and SafetyDiscrimination and COVID-19Paid LeaveWorker Protections for Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Natural Disasters, and Public Health EmergenciesWage LawsCOVID-19 Resources for Immigrant WorkersCOVID-19 & Workers Victimized by Domestic Violence
Last advisories detailed the following:
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) & Emergency Paid Sick Leave
Unemployment Insurance for Individuals Affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Filing an Unemployment Claim in Your State
Workers’ Rights During Public Health Emergencies
Infectious Diseases and the Workplace
WHERE:
Learn more about workers' rights during public health emergencies and when the country is dealing with the spread of an infectious disease by visiting https://www.workplacefairness.org/.
WF Note: You can help us in our effort to support employees, as they navigate these unchartered waters, by making a donation today. No amount is too small or too large. Together, we can ensure that individual workers are protected and empowered! Click here to make your contribution now! With your support, we can continue to meet the changing needs of workers across the country. We can continue to expand our online platform with new and updated resources, and we can build new programs and projects that will help us reach more workers and provide even more help and information to America’s workforce. We hope you will consider making a financial contribution to help improve workplace fairness across the nation. For more information about Workplace Fairness or how to support/donate to the organization, please contact Carole Bernard, Administrative and Development Director, at carole@workplacefairness.org.
About Workplace Fairness
Workplace Fairness is a nonprofit organization that provides information, education and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights. The organization’s mission is to educate workers and their advocates about workplace rights and options for resolving workplace problems and that policymakers, members of the business community and the public view the fair treatment of workers as both good business practice and sound public policy.
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Individual interviews with Workplace Fairness staff and members of the Board of Directors can be scheduled to discuss workplace issues for workers and employers.
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