Oxfam examined each state’s tipped minimum wage, for example, as nearly seven in 10 tipped workers are women, according to the National Women’s Law Center.
“It would be welcomed if the federal government took a stronger enforcement role in those cases.” said Alison Tanner, an attorney for National Women’s Law Center who represents Farmer. “We have a maternal health crisis...
What do advocates want to see? Jennifer Mondino, director of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund at the National Women’s Law Center, hopes that future renewals of VAWA implement more firearm limitations and checks on...
In addition to being systemically undervalued and underpaid, women dominate low-wage occupations, such as those in service and hospitality, which may help explain why the broader wage gap persists. Women make up two-thirds of the lowest-paid...
Josia Klein, a counsel for the National Women’s Law Center’s Education and Workplace Justice Team, says the employee cannot opt out of giving the coordinator’s contact to the student. “They are required,” she says. “That’s...
Zoom in: Women make up the majority of low-wage workers in the U.S., partly because many are trying to figure out how to earn money while also caring for children. Jobs that can accommodate those schedules tend to...
