(June 11, 2025) — Today, after a New York jury returned a mixed verdict on Harvey Weinstein that included a conviction on a sex crime charge, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National...
Washington, DC – Following a federal grand jury indictment of Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey over an incident at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark last month, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 5, 2025) — Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion to enforce an existing agreement with Providence Hospital in Eureka to provide emergency abortion care as required by state law....
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be testifying before the House Education and the Workforce Committee at a hearing titled: "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor." The...
WASHINGTON — Today, the Trump administration rescinded guidance that reaffirmed hospitals’ obligation under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to provide health and lifesaving abortion care to patients experiencing medical crises. The rescission...
Washington D.C. – Today, Doctors for America — represented by Democracy Forward, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and the National Women’s Law Center — is taking legal action to defend pregnant...
Washington, DC — The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) has released a new fact sheet highlighting the critical role that immigrant women play in the U.S. workforce, with original data identifying the industries and occupations where they are most...
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2025) – Yesterday, a federal district court in Louisiana struck down portions of a rule that acknowledges that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) protects workers’ right to reasonable accommodations related...
WASHINGTON, DC (May 21, 2025) – Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a markup on a slate of bills, including one from Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, that would repeal the Freedom of Access to...
Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2025) - Yesterday, a federal district court in Texas struck down portions of the EEOC’s updated Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment (Harassment Guidance) that explain that federal law prohibits workplace harassment...
WASHINGTON, DC (May 15, 2025) — During a Senate HELP Committee hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced that he has directed the Food and Drug Administration to conduct a comprehensive...
Washington, DC – As congressional Republicans and the Trump administration push for deep cuts to essential government programs, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) has released a comprehensive new resource highlighting the critical role these...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 7, 2025) — Today, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), testified before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivery on Government Efficiency (DOGE) to oppose the...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — (May 6, 2025) On Tuesday, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), ACLU of Virginia, and Equality Virginia called on the executive committee of the Virginia High School League (VHSL) to reverse its discriminatory and unnecessary ban...
Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025) - A new report by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) reveals that women and people of color make up a majority of the federal workers in departments targeted by...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 5, 2025) — A new survey from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Pregnancy Justice reveals that a majority of likely voters oppose policies that grant legal rights to fertilized eggs,...
Washington, DC – To mark 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) launched a new resource outlining how President Trump’s efforts to implement his extreme Project 2025 agenda is harming...
WASHINGTON, DC – April 25, 2025 — Today, the FBI arrested Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan on suspicion of shielding an immigrant man from federal agents. In response, Alison Gill, director of nominations and democracy at...
Washington, DC (April 23) – Donald Trump signed an executive order to roll back the protections afforded to Americans against discrimination that has a “disparate impact” based on race, sex, or other protected characteristics and that is...
Washington, DC (April 22) — The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a new resource exploring the vital connection between immigration and the nation’s caregiving infrastructure. Four Things You Should Know About How Immigration Impacts Care Work underscores the indispensable...
