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Poverty rates rise for single-mother families, while cuts loom

A broad measure of poverty for families headed by single mothers rose last year and is now back to 2018 levels, per a new analysis of Census Bureau data from the National Women's Law Center.

Title IX Regulation Under Fire

Given the broad statutory directive and Supreme Court precedent, the Education Department maintains, the Sixth Circuit should lift the block on the Title IX regulation. According to the Education Department, the preliminary injunction on the entire...

Five states will begin enforcing pay transparency laws in 2025

Pay transparency laws will take effect in five states next year, bringing the total states with legislation to help end salary gaps to 14, according to the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC). Several other states...

Judge approves settlement in landmark LGBTQ+ fertility case

Goidel and Caplan were forced to pay $45,000 from their savings before Aetna would provide IUI coverage under their policy through the Student Health Plan for Columbia University. With assistance from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC),...

Walberg and Owens bring different experiences to race for House Education chair

Advocates from across the political spectrum said they expect the key components of the parents bill of rights — particularly efforts to restrict trans girls from participating in female sports — to reemerge this Congress....

Judge OKs landmark class action settlement in LGBTQ fertility lawsuit

Emma Goidel and her spouse, Ilana Caplan, filed a lawsuit against Aetna in 2021 after the health insurer denied several of their requests for covering their fertility treatments. The couple, who were represented by the...