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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...

Disney’s $43M settlement is a wake-up call — gender pay gaps can cost you big over time. What you can do

“It’s really hard to know you’re experiencing [pay discrimination] because there is such a culture of secrecy around pay,” Emily Martin, the vice president for education and workplace justice at the National Women’s Law Center...

‘A very low moment’: Justices to weigh gender-affirming care for minors

In 2020, the Supreme Court — led by Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Donald Trump appointee — ruled that a federal law against sex discrimination also banned discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This week, the court will...