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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.

Washington (April 21, 2009) – Donna Klein, President and Founder of Corporate Voices for Working Families, has been elected Executive Chair by the Board of Trustees.

Washington (March 31, 2009) – Corporate Voices for Working Families and Business Roundtable are calling for a renewed emphasis on high-quality early care and education and a commitment to focusing resources on the first five years of life.

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.

(Washington, D.C., January 14, 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 accessible and affordable to working families.

Washington (Nov. 5, 2008) – Corporate Voices for Working Families has urged the incoming Obama administration to focus on helping at-risk young people succeed in school and on the job as part of its agenda to strengthen America’s economy and enhance global competitiveness.

Washington, D.C. (September 24) – Corporate Voices for Working Families (CVWF) and American Business Collaboration (ABC) applauds Representatives Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) who introduced today H.R. 7035 to amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) limits.