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Low-Paid Jobs & Minimum Wage

Women are much more likely as men to work in low-wage occupations that typically pay $11 per hour or less — jobs such as child care workers, restaurant servers, maids and cashiers.

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In D.C., Some Workers Make $5.35 Per Hour. You Can Change That.

NWLC Files Amicus Brief to Protect Restaurant Workers’ Rights

Women’s Jobs Are Being Added Back to the Economy—But Many Need Improving

NWLC, NELP, CWA, SEIU, and EPI Urge Court to Reject Efforts to Halt Federal Contractor Wage Increase

Tax the Patriarchy

Gender and the Tax Code

NWLC Files Amicus Briefs Defending Biden Minimum-Wage Rule

The Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act: Promoting Fair Treatment for Part-Time Work

The Schedules That Work Act: Giving Workers the Tools They Need to Succeed

The American Rescue Plan of 2021 Will Help Women and Families

Testimony, The American Rescue Plan: Shots in Arms and Money in Pockets

The Raise the Wage Act: Valuing Working People and Advancing Equal Pay

Federal Policy Solutions for Raising Wages and Investing in Child Care

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NWLC Applauds Passage of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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Pass the Raise the Wage Act

One Fair Wage: Women Fare Better in States with Equal Treatment for Tipped Workers

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NWLC Joins Amicus Brief Warning of Harm to Workers and the Public if Organizers Lose Access to Worksites.

100 Days 100 Wins

100 Wins, 100 Days: Decisive Actions to Advance Gender Justice

Women and the Minimum Wage, State by State

NWLC Reacts to DOL Tip Regulations That Will Cost Workers Millions

Collateral Damage: Scheduling Challenges for Workers in Low-Wage Jobs and Their Consequences

More Than Three in Four of the Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19 Are Women

The Care Minimum: The Case for Raising the Minimum Wage and Investing in Child Care Together

Ensuring Access to Food Assistance for Women and Families: Amicus Brief in District of Columbia v. USDA

Accommodating Pregnant Workers is Good for Business