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LEGAL NETWORK FOR GENDER EQUITY

The Legal Network for Gender Equity and the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund are housed and administered by the National Women’s Law Center Fund, LLC (NWLCF).

The sexual harassment that has been reported in the last two years has been both horrific and illuminating.

The Legal Network for Gender Equity connects people who face sex discrimination — like sex harassment — at work, at school, or when getting health care, with legal assistance. The Legal Network can also connect you with help if you are retaliated against for complaining about sex discrimination. If your case involves sex harassment at work, the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund may be able to help pay for your legal case and for media and storytelling assistance.

** New** Starting June 2020, we can also help connect you to attorneys for legal help or questions about accessing paid sick leave and paid leave to care for a child whose school or childcare provider is closed because of COVID-19. You can learn more about these new laws here.

I have experienced sexual discrimination or harassment at work, in school, or when trying get health care, and I need an attorney.

I need paid sick leave because of COVID-19 or paid leave to care for my child because my child’s school or childcare provider is closed for COVID-19.

What can I do?

Start our process by filling out the form at this link.

How it works:

  1. Fill out our intake format this link.
  2. We will send you the names of three lawyers in the Legal Network for Gender Equity who practice in your area if your situation involves:
    — Sex discrimination at work, as a student in school, or as a patient getting health care;
    — Accessing paid sick leave and paid leave to care for a child whose school or child care provider is closed because of COVID-19.
  3. You are responsible for reaching out to the lawyers.
  4. You can look here for additional resources.

After the free first call or meeting, you may want to hire the attorney. Some of the attorneys may offer free or low-cost services. Note that the Legal Network for Gender Equity will have provided you with the names and contact information of attorneys in the Legal Network for informational purposes only. By providing contact information of attorneys, the Legal Network, the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, and NWLC are not endorsing, approving, vouching for, or recommending these attorneys or their firms.

If your case involves sex harassment at work, the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund may be able to help pay for your legal case and for media and storytelling assistance.

  • To apply for case funding, click here.
  • To apply for media and storytelling assistance, fill out our intake form and answer “yes” to the question about PR assistance.
  • Questions? Contact us at [email protected]

Attorneys: Join the Fund

Are you an attorney interested in joining the Legal Network for Gender Equity or the TIME’S UP Legal Defense fund? Learn more.

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Attorneys: Resources & Materials

Webinars & Follow Up Materials for Attorneys in our Legal Network for Gender Equity and the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund.

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Time's Up Legal Defense Fund

This Fund helps connect individuals facing sexual harassment or related retaliation with legal representation and provide resources to help fund that representation.

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Legal Assistance

If you need legal assistance, click here.

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For support for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking.

Additional Resources

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FAQs: Our process, Your Case, Funding, Troubleshooting, and Specific Topics

Information for individuals seeking legal support for sex discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, education, or healthcare

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Health Care Resource

Nondiscrimination Protection in the Affordable Care Act: Section 1557

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