Publications and Toolkits

Washington, DC (May 7, 2009) — Corporate Voices for Working Families (CVWF) and the American Business Collaboration (ABC) support legislation introduced today that, if passed, would make child care more affordable to working families.

Representatives John Yarmuth (D-KY), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Peter Roskam (R-IL) introduced H.R. 2298 to amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) limits.

February 9, 2009

Washington, DC – Corporate Voices for Working Families announced today that it has launched an initiative to help solve a problem facing many working mothers, especially those in hourly and lower-wage positions – the need for breastfeeding support in the workplace. In partnership with Abbott Nutrition, Working Mother Media and a select group of companies, this new program aims to give employers the information and tools they need to reach hourly and lower-wage workers and help establish workplace lactation programs.

The Workplace Lactation Toolkit was released on Monday, February 9, 2009. Please download a copy -- and make it available to employers and others.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 2, 2009) -- Corporate Voices for Working Families, a nonprofit corporate membership organization in Washington, D.C., has released its 2008 Employer Guide: Educate Your Employees About the Benefits They’ve Earned.  This is the sixth year that Corporate Voices has updated the Employer Guide and made it available to companies as a way to help low-wage employees take advantage of a host of federal benefits available to them. The guide provides detailed information about the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Medicaid and other federal benefits.

The increasing economic and social pressures that many working families face today create challenges in balancing work and life. More and more American workers find themselves juggling the competing roles of employee, parent, spouse and caregiver. As the separation between work and home life has diminished, this concept has become more relevant than ever before. Hourly workers feel the stress of these challenges more keenly than any other group of employees.

WASHINGTON (June 25, 2008) -- Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) proposed legislation today to educate employees about the availability of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Under this proposal, employers would notify their employees that they may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit. The notification would occur annually on the employee’s W-2 form.