A brief version of your mission statement?
A Better Balance works to ensure all individuals nationwide can care for themselves and their loved ones—without sacrificing their paycheck. We pass, defend, and enforce supportive work-family policies like paid family & medical leave, paid sick time, protections for pregnant, postpartum, and lactating workers, protections around fair scheduling and flexibility, and more.
We also publish extensive digital resources and operate a free and confidential legal helpline to help workers nationwide understand their rights under local, state, and federal laws, so that they’re able to exercise them and balance their jobs with their health and caregiving needs.
What services do you offer—are they local, statewide, or national?
We work at all levels – local, state, and national. Our state-by-state Workplace Rights Hub is a good starting point for workers and students seeking information about their rights to care for themselves and their loved ones under laws in their area. Workers with additional questions about exercising their rights at work can call our free and confidential legal helpline at 1-833-NEED-ABB.
Additionally, here is a printable resource in English and Spanish that explains what kinds of assistance our helpline is able to offer.
Note: We do not provide legal advice outside of an attorney-client relationship. This means that unless and until we are in a formal attorney-client relationship, we, for example, cannot offer a legal opinion on the strength of your potential legal claims or tell you what you should do in your personal situation. If you are seeking representation, we can discuss possible options. We are not a government enforcement agency, and we do not process legal complaints. We are not affiliated with any business, and we do not process requests for workplace leave.
Exactly who is eligible (e.g., pregnant or parenting workers)?
We provide assistance to anyone regardless of gender or parenting status who has questions about or needs help exercising their legal rights to paid sick time, paid family & medical leave, navigating the workplace or school during pregnancy, recovering from childbirth, and lactation, flexibility in the workplace, protection against discrimination as a parent or caregiver, and other work-family supports.
So for example, if you’re a food service worker who gets covid and wants to know if you have a legal right to take paid sick days, or if you’re a pregnant retail worker who has a doctor’s note saying you shouldn’t lift heavy boxes at work that your boss isn’t honoring, we can help you learn about laws in your area that may be able to help you.
Are your services free—or do you offer financial assistance if there’s a cost?
Our services are free of charge.
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Best Contact Method: Call the legal helpline at 1-833-NEED-ABB or visit abetterbalance.org
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Services Offered:
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Free and confidential legal helpline
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Digital resources (rights by state)
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Support with understanding paid sick leave, paid family & medical leave, pregnancy and lactation accommodations, workplace flexibility, discrimination protection, and more
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