Contact: Elizabeth Fairchild efairchild@businessfwd.org (202) 861-1270 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC — Today, Business Forward issued a report, The Role of Paid Leave in Closing the Gender Gap. The report explores how a federal family and medical leave program like the one proposed by President Biden could help women in…
Contact: Elizabeth Fairchild efairchild@businessfwd.org (202) 861-1270 Washington, D.C. — As our schools manage new COVID-19 outbreaks, students, administrators, and teachers must prepare for the possibility of more remote learning — all while working to make up the months of lessons lost last year. Providing effective, real-time lessons online is an…
Contact: Elizabeth Fairchild efairchild@businessfwd.org (202) 861-1270 Washington, D.C. – Today, Business Forward Foundation issued a new report, Georgia Employers Defend Democracy and the Freedom to Vote. Georgia state legislators introduced nearly 30 bills this session that were designed to make voting more difficult. Most notably, they enacted Senate Bill 202,…
Contact: Elizabeth Fairchild efairchild@businessfwd.org (202) 861-1270 Washington, D.C. — Today, Business Forward Foundation issued a new report, Closing America’s Tax Gap, that explains how modernizing IRS systems and enforcement could help the U.S. Treasury improve customer service and collect hundreds of billions in unpaid taxes each year. IRS modernization reforms,…
Contact: Elizabeth Fairchild efairchild@businessfwd.org (202) 861-1270 Washington, D.C. – Today, Business Forward Foundation released the latest update in its Answering America series, which helps local business leaders answer the questions their neighbors are asking about critical issues. Are we doing enough to fix our roads and bridges? explains that Washington…
Contact: Elizabeth Fairchild efairchild@businessfwd.org (202) 861-1270 Washington, D.C. – Today, Business Forward Foundation issued a new report, Virginia Employers Defend Democracy and the Freedom to Vote. Virginia state legislators introduced seven bills this session that would suppress voter turnout. This report explains how the largest employers in Virginia have responded…
Contact: Elizabeth Fairchild efairchild@businessfwd.org (202) 861-1270 Washington, D.C. – Business Forward Foundation issued a new report, Arizona Employers Defend Democracy and the Freedom to Vote. Arizona state legislators have introduced nearly 30 bills this session that would make voting more difficult. This report looks at what the state’s top employers…
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Contact: Elizabeth Fairchild efairchild@businessfwd.org (202) 861-1270 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate will vote on the For the People Act, which the House already passed in March. Ahead of the vote, Business Forward asked business leaders to sign on in defense of democracy. So far, 670 business leaders have added…