Many workers, especially those in low-wage jobs, lose their jobs when they become parents or caregivers. In DC, which has the country's highest percentage of breadwinning mothers, First Shift supports working mothers and caregivers to maintain employment and empowers them to foster environments where caregiving is considered an asset, not a liability. Through Know Your Rights workshops and legal representation, workers advocate for their rights to obtain workplace accommodations, access job-protected leave, and DC paid-leave insurance, and stay employed. First Shift trains healthcare staff to support their patients’ work-related requests so that workers can count on their medical providers as allies. By advocating for local legislation like the DC paid family leave law, First Shift fights for parents and caregivers to be treated with dignity in the workplace.

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