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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Sexual harassment — ranging from derogatory comments to threats of sexual assault and rape — is still incredibly widespread for many women working in the United States. And it can have grave consequences.

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Webinar: The Power of Collective Action to Address Workplace Sex Discrimination

NWLC Responds to Jury Verdict Finding Harvey Weinstein Guilty of Three Criminal Charges

National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights – 2022

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NWLC Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Survivor Employees’ Access to the Courts

#MeToo Five Years Later: Progress & Pitfalls In State Workplace Anti-Harassment Laws

NWLC Settles Sex Harassment Case Against California Cable Manufacturing Company

Kalpana Kotagal Would Protect Workers. Why Won’t the Senate Let Her?

NWLC Celebrates Court Recognition of the Right of Judiciary Employees to Work Free of Sexual Harassment

We Support Kesha’s Fight for Justice: Survivors Should Not be Carved Out of Legal Protections

Forced Sterilization Report

NWLC Leads Amicus Brief Supporting Kesha in Defamation Lawsuit Filed by Her Abuser Dr. Luke

NWLC Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Kesha in Lawsuit Filed by Her Abuser Dr. Luke

NWLC Responds to McDonald’s Paying $1.5M Settlement to Michigan Women Workers

Employees Must Have the Right to Share Information about Workplace Disputes and Resolutions

NWLC Testimony for Strengthening Harassment Protections in Maryland

NWLC Testimony for Anti-workplace Harassment Reforms in Vermont

S.B. 450 (Smith) & HB 1393 (Queen): Providing Needed Clarity to the Definition of Workplace Harassment

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The NFL and Washington Football Team Must #ReleaseTheReport

Senate Passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 Restores Power to Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Assault

National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights – 2021

Survivors Describe Sexual Abuse and Retaliation They Experienced as Employees of the Washington Football Team at Congressional Roundtable, and Call for Report’s Release

NWLC Reacts to Bipartisan Agreement that Introduces Reform in How the Military Addresses Sexual Misconduct

Congress Reintroduces BE HEARD Act that Covers All Workers, Regardless of Size of Workplace

2021 Progress Update: #MeToo Workplace Reforms in the States

NWLC Co-Leads Supreme Court Amicus Brief Advocating for Compensation for Emotional Distress in Civil Rights Cases