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Dropping overtime rule betrays middle class

"These workers, the majority of whom are women, earn modest salaries, work long hours, and have just been told that they will still be denied fair pay," said Emily Martin, National Women's Law Center vice...

Obama Overtime Rule in Danger

"A single judge in Texas has ignored 78 years of legal precedent and taken money out of the pockets of millions of working people across the country by blocking the long overdue update of the...

Obama Administration Calls On Schools To Stop Abusing Kids

The education department letter comes a day after the National Women’s Law Center issued its own statement to policymakers, also urging an end to corporal punishment. The center’s letter was issued on behalf of more than...

Obama administration calls for end to corporal punishment

“These types of severe discipline policies don’t work,” said Fatima Goss Graves, senior vice president for program at the National Women’s Law Center. “The consequences are severe in terms of academic performance and beyond.” Research shows...

Education Secretary calls on all states to abandon corporal punishment

King was joined in the conference call by Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, Nathan R. Monell, executive director of the National PTA and Fatima Gross of the National Women’s Law Center.

Education Secretary Urges States to Ban Corporal Punishment in Schools

"Not only does corporal punishment inflict pain and injury, it also stifles students' ability to learn," said Fatima Goss Graves, a senior vice president at the National Women's Law Center. "Policymakers must eradicate violence against...