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NWLC In The Press

Higher Wages for Waitresses Could Help Close the Gender Pay Gap

In those so-called "equal treatment" states, women on average are paid 82 cents for every dollar their male counterparts make. That compares with a 22 cent wage gap in states that adhere to the federal...

Authorities examining whether Baylor broke a federal civil rights law

The education department has "really stepped up" its national enforcement as more students make allegations against their schools, said Neena Chaudhry, director of education and senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center. Schools must...

How Supreme Court made it harder to stop sex harassment

The National Women's Law Center found that low-level supervisors increasingly assume complete authority over their subordinates. There are 3 million lower-level supervisors for more than 17 million low-wage workers -- virtually the entire low-wage workforce....

California Fails To Extend Family Leave Rights For Parents In Small Businesses

Although big-name companies offer generous paid family benefits — sometimes months of leave for both parents — many workers can't take more than a few days off, even without pay. But work-life advocates say they're...

Two years later, few Hobby Lobby copycats emerge

“Any woman in these plans who is being impacted and not having her birth control covered is important,” said Mara Gandal-Powers, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, which advocated for the policy in...

Billy Bush Suspended from Today Over Trump Tape

As MONEY wrote, while Bush didn’t make sexually aggressive comments similar to Trump’s on the recorded tape, he played along with Republican, which is in itself problematic. “Someone in that situation could express disapproval of...