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June 2014

Brief Overview of the Women’s Economic Security Act & Impact on Child Welfare

By |2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00June 13th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

On May 11, 2014 Governor Mark Dayton signed into law H.F.2536, which is better known as the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA). The bill compiled nine pieces of legislation that are designed to increase the conditions in the workplace for women. The nine parts of the bill are: Closing the gender pay gap by creating [...]

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March 2014

Minimum Wage & Child Welfare

By |2014-08-12T16:18:57-05:00March 10th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , |

One of the most talked about policies to be voted on in the Minnesota Legislature this year is HF92/SF3, the bill to raise the state minimum wage. Minnesota's current minimum wage is one of the lowest in the country, set at $6.15/hour. Under the bill's proposed mandates HF92 would raise the minimum wage to $9.50/hour [...]

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August 2011

Adoption legislation in the U.S. Congress

By |2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00August 2nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Last update: 8-19-2011 (updates highlighted in yellow) This is a list of current adoption-related bills in the U.S. Congress. Although I attempted to ensure that it is an exhaustive list, I may have missed one or more. If you know of an adoption-related bill that is not in this list, please let me know! Also, [...]

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