Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) released a fact sheet today that reveals the true impact of time limits, also known as work reporting requirements, on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2025) — Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s erroneous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped everyone in this country of the constitutional...
WASHINGTON, DC (June 18, 2025) – Today, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee can enforce its ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth. This means doctors in the state are prohibited from providing care...
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing on several of President Trump’s nominees for positions tasked with protecting the rights of workers, including: Andrea Lucas, the...
Washington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, issued the following statement following the horrific shootings in Minnesota Saturday morning and amid reports that the suspect had included...
WASHINGTON — Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault organizations, seeking immediate relief to stop the Trump-Vance administration from imposing unlawful restrictions...
Washington, DC – Last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee released its text for the “Big Beautiful Bill Act” that includes a measure to effectively eliminate the judiciary branch's ability to promptly address lawless behavior by the federal...
(June 11, 2025) — Today, after a New York jury returned a mixed verdict on Harvey Weinstein that included a conviction on a sex crime charge, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National...
Washington, DC – Following a federal grand jury indictment of Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey over an incident at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark last month, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 5, 2025) — Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion to enforce an existing agreement with Providence Hospital in Eureka to provide emergency abortion care as required by state law....
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be testifying before the House Education and the Workforce Committee at a hearing titled: "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor." The...
WASHINGTON — Today, the Trump administration rescinded guidance that reaffirmed hospitals’ obligation under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to provide health and lifesaving abortion care to patients experiencing medical crises. The rescission...
Washington D.C. – Today, Doctors for America — represented by Democracy Forward, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and the National Women’s Law Center — is taking legal action to defend pregnant...
Washington, DC — The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) has released a new fact sheet highlighting the critical role that immigrant women play in the U.S. workforce, with original data identifying the industries and occupations where they are most...
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2025) – Yesterday, a federal district court in Louisiana struck down portions of a rule that acknowledges that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) protects workers’ right to reasonable accommodations related...
WASHINGTON, DC (May 21, 2025) – Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a markup on a slate of bills, including one from Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, that would repeal the Freedom of Access to...
Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2025) - Yesterday, a federal district court in Texas struck down portions of the EEOC’s updated Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment (Harassment Guidance) that explain that federal law prohibits workplace harassment...
WASHINGTON, DC (May 15, 2025) — During a Senate HELP Committee hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced that he has directed the Food and Drug Administration to conduct a comprehensive...
Washington, DC – As congressional Republicans and the Trump administration push for deep cuts to essential government programs, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) has released a comprehensive new resource highlighting the critical role these...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 7, 2025) — Today, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), testified before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivery on Government Efficiency (DOGE) to oppose the...
