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Corporate Voices 10th Anniversary Celebration Sponsors
With the generous support of our sponsors we will host a special dinner celebration June 16, 2011, where we will celebrate, with our business partners, friends and funders, our many significant accomplishments during the past 10 years.
Our 10th anniversary celebration includes a dinner and program held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of our 50 partner companies. This event will provide Corporate Voices' partner companies and funders, influential business leaders, policy makers and friends an opportunity to reflect on the success of the last 10 years and look toward the future. VIP speakers and awards presentations will complete the evening.
We would like to take this moment to thank the companies who have already committed to sponsor Corporate Voices' Annual Meeting and 10th anniversary celebration dinner and reception.
Gold Level
Baxter International, Inc.
CVS Caremark
Marriott International
Silver Level
AOL, Inc.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Johnson & Johnson
KPMG
Bronze Level
H-E-B
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Celebration Table
Abbott Laboratories
Capital One
ICF International
Click here to purchase a ticket to the celebration dinner, or for information on sponsorship opportunities, including purchasing advertisement space in the 10th anniversary celebration program, click here.
The program will highlight our accomplishments while providing a forum for government and business leaders to offer their congratulations. Please note program text and images must be received by April 28, 2011.
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The Huffington Post Highlights Corporate Voices' New Workplace Lactation Toolkit
 On Tuesday, The Huffington Post published a blog post by Corporate Voices' President Stephen M. Wing announcing the launch of Corporate Voices' new workplace lactation toolkit. The toolkit offers employers a useful resource to help them establish successful workplace lactation programs and comply with new provisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) passed into law with health care reform.
The toolkit also addresses an important gap in awareness and implementation of the new federal workplace lactation law. According to a recent poll commissioned by Workplace Options, 57 percent of people are not aware of the new federal workplace lactation provision, which requires employers to provide nonexempt nursing mothers reasonable break time, and a sanitary space that is not a bathroom, to pump milk at work. And, only 28 percent of businesses nationwide had lactation programs in 2010.
Corporate Voices believes workplace lactation programs and practices make good business sense. Given that mothers with infants are one of the largest and fastest-growing segments in the workforce, particularly in lower-wage industries, helping to support nursing mothers at work also supports the economic security and health of working mothers and their infants.
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Corporate Voices Welcomes AlliedBarton and Verizon Wireless as New Corporate Partners
Corporate Voices is pleased to announce the addition of two new companies to its list of members. AlliedBarton and Verizon Wireless join an exemplary list of companies who are committed to improving the lives of working families.
By joining Corporate Voices, members have a unique chance to bring the private sector voice into the public dialogue on issues affecting working families. Our focus is on improving the lives of working families through community-based, federal, and corporate policy solutions that enable employees to be effective and caring family members, as well as productive employees. We strive to bring business leaders and our practical experience on work-life issues to the table with policymakers.
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Register Now for the Hourly Workers in America Forum and Awards Luncheon & Call for Entries for 2012 Best Companies for Hourly Workers
 Working Mother Media will honor the 2011 Best Companies for Hourly W orkers at a special luncheon with special keynote speaker, U.S. Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis May 3, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The event will bring together many of the nation's companies employing hourly workers for the second annual Hourly Workers in America Forum and Awards Luncheon. At this can't-miss event, leading companies will come together for a frank discussion of issues, needs, and best practices for hourly workers.
The forum will provide attendees with a chance to hear directly from representatives from some of the 2011 Best Companies for Hourly Workers at a special issues panel discussion titled, The Value of Business Beyond Job-Related Training. During the panel, the companies will share what their programs are and how they go beyond expectations to increase the skill level of their employees, while creating future opportunities for professional and personal development.
To register for the Hourly Workers in America Forum and Awards Luncheon, click here!
Working Mother invites public or private for-profit companies to apply for the 2012 Best Companies for Hourly Workers list. To qualify, applicant companies must employ a minimum of 500 U.S. workers. At least 50% of the applicant company's U.S. employees must be non-exempt. Registration for the Best Companies for Hourly Workers online survey is open now at wmmsurveys.com. The application will be open from July 15 through October 14, 2011. There is no cost to apply, but you must register first.
Winning companies will be featured in the May 2012 issue of Working Mother magazine and on workingmother.com, and will be invited to celebrate their success at an event to be held in the spring of 2012. Only winning companies will be announced; non-winning companies remain confidential. All companies that apply, including those that do not make the Best Companies list, receive feedback showing how they compare against all applicants.
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Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase Sponsoring Prize for Community College Excellence
 Corporate Voices is proud to recognize its partner companies Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase along with the Lumina Foundation for sponsoring the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
 On April 25, the Aspen Institute announced the 120 community colleges eligible to compete for its first $1 million prize to reward excellence at two-year institutions. The community colleges chosen represent the top 10 percent in the country, according to the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program.
President Obama announced the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence during the White House Summit on Community Colleges, in October. The purpose of the prize is to recognize community colleges with outstanding academic and work-force outcomes.
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Corporate Voices' Partner Companies Named to The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities
 Corporate Voices is proud to recognize partner companies IBM (1), KPMG (2), Ernst & Young (5), Merck & Co.(7), Deloitte (8) and Sodexo (9) for being included in the Top Ten Companies for People With Disabilities, as part of The 2011 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity. These companies are to be applauded for their concerted effort to recruit, retain and promote people with disabilities and to create an inclusive corporate culture for people with both physical and hidden disabilities.
To determine this list, DiversityInc used information submitted to the DiversityInc Top 50 on employee-resource groups (ERGs) for people with disabilities, workplace accommodations and work/life benefits and recruitment and talent-development efforts aimed at people with disabilities. The organization also examined supplier-diversity initiatives aimed at businesses owned by people with disabilities as well as veterans with disabilities.
View the complete list of The 2011 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity.
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What We're Reading
Double Jeopardy: How Third-Grad Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, April 2011. State EITCs Offer Low-Income Working Families a Hand Up, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, April 19, 2011 Family CareGiver Magazine, Spring 2011. Global Citizenship Report 2010, Citi, April 2011. Many Low-Wage Jobs Seen as Failing to Meet Basic Needs, The New York Times, March 31, 2011. |
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