Washington, DC — The Trump administration today announced plans to repeal a Biden-era child care rule that protects families from excessive costs and provides greater financial stability for child care programs, a move that could significantly raise child care expenses while further destabilizing an already overburdened and underfunded system. The Administration for...
National Women’s Law Center, Democracy Forward and Minority Veterans of America Condemn Administration’s Treatment of Veterans, Commit to Fighting Cruel New Policy Washington, D.C. – The Trump-Vance administration this week quietly implemented a new policy, fueled...
CALIFORNIA – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has preliminarily approved a settlement between Aetna and the plaintiffs in Berton v. Aetna, which ensures that Aetna’s policy of guaranteeing equitable access to fertility treatments for LGBTQ+ policyholders...
Washington, DC – In a major escalation of its attacks on the transgender community, the Trump administration released a slate of proposed rules today that undermine care for transgender youth and protections for transgender people of all...
(Washington, D.C.) — Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Jan Schakowsky reintroduced the Schedules That Work Act and the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act — critical legislation that will help working people meet their obligations on the job and in the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) reviews monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) jobs report. Due to the government shutdown, October data was not fielded so today’s comparisons are...
Washington, DC – As the Senate votes on dueling health care proposals, the National Women’s Law Center released the following statement: “Senate Democrats are trying to pass a clean bill to stop health care premiums...
Washington, DC – Today, the Senate voted 49-46 to confirm anti-abortion lawyer William Crain for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) previously...
Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) is leading nearly 130 organizations in calling on Congress to swiftly pass a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits (ePTCs)...
Washington, DC – Ahead of Donald Trump’s announcement on the creation of the pronatalist-inspired “Trump accounts,” which were included in the massive tax and budget bill that Trump and congressional Republicans passed into law in July, the...
WASHINGTON, DC. -- On the first Friday of each month, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) reviews monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) jobs report. The report reveals labor force participation and...
Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund led 60 organizations in urging the Senate to oppose Donald Trump’s nominee for Inspector General (IG), March Bell, for the Department of Health and Human Services...
Today the Trump administration announced plans to partially dismantle the Department of Education through a reorganization that would shift parts of the agency to other federal agencies, including the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education,...
Washington, DC – At 11 AM today ahead of the House vote to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund, will be participating...
Washington, D.C. – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B. P. J. cases before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging state laws in...
Washington, D.C. – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today released a new analysis of Census data showing that, despite a strong labor market, poverty rates as measured by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) increased...
Washington, DC — Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), released a statement applauding the extraordinary career of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, following news of her...
Findings Highlight Affordability Concerns for Food, Health Care, Transportation, and Utilities Washington, D.C. – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today released new data showing that nearly two-thirds (65%) of adults in the United States are worried about affording...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Education will soon publish a final rule to allow the Education Secretary to exclude select non-profit and government employers from participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. This...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to confirm Jordan Pratt to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), which wrote a letter urging the...
