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Trial Begins in Case Challenging Betsy DeVos, Dept. of Education’s Rules Targeting Survivors of Sexual Violence

Today, the trial begins in a lawsuit against Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education over sweeping Title IX rules that discourage students in K-12 schools and colleges from reporting incidents of sexual violence,...

NWLC responds to Supreme Court’s ACA oral arguments

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the newly comprised U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to decide whether or not the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is constitutional, the first with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was confirmed...

NWLC Reacts to the Election of Biden and Harris as Next President and VP

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “Today we celebrate the endurance of our democracy, and the heroes who have brought us the...

NWLC Reacts to Senate Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: "The anti-democratic priorities of this Senate majority have never been more clear. While millions suffer...

NWLC Responds to Historic Abuse of Power by Senate Republicans to Confirm Judge Barrett

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “The rush to confirm Judge Barrett only one week before the election is an abuse of...

NWLC Responds to Amy Coney Barrett’s Mishandling of the Shonda Martin Case

(Washington, D.C.) In a 2018 ruling during her term on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Amy Coney Barrett reversed a lawsuit filed by Shonda Martin, a 19-year-old pregnant woman held at a Milwaukee...

Seventy-two Percent of Workers Who Experienced Sex Harassment Faced Retaliation, Says New Report by NWLC Based on TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund Data

(Washington, D.C.) More than seven in 10 people who experienced workplace sex harassment faced some form of retaliation—including termination, being sued for defamation, and denial of promotions, according to a new report by the National...

NWLC Applauds House Passage of Updated HEROES Act

(Washington, D.C.) Six months after the last pack package to support women and families struggling under the coronavirus pandemic was signed into law, the House of Representatives passed an updated version of The HEROES Act,...

NWLC Responds to Likely Ginsburg SCOTUS Replacement

After numerous media reports that Trump has selected his nominee for the Supreme Court, the following statement was provided by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC):" “We’ve known...

NWLC Reacts to the Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: "Our country has lost a fearless champion of justice, a pillar of the law, and...

NWLC Applauds Bipartisan House Vote Supporting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the House of Representatives passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in a bipartisan 329-73 vote—with103 Republicans voting in support of the bill.This legislation would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for...

NWLC Demands Justice for Women at Irwin County Detention Center

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “It is horrifying that ICE is violating and terrorizing people’s bodies within a system that already...

Nearly 10 Million Women Left Uninsured in 2019; Being a Woman Still Raised the Odds of Being Poor in America; and the Wage Gap for Black Women and Latinas Closed by One Penny

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on health insurance, poverty, and income from 2019. Nearly ten million women were left without health coverage last year, putting them at increased health and...

Leading LGBTQ Rights Orgs Call on DOJ to Enforce SCOTUS’ Bostock Decision

Leading national advocacy organizations dedicated to achieving LGBTQ equality and ending sex discrimination sent a letter to the Department of Justice in regards to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the consolidated cases Bostock v. Clayton...

NWLC Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against California Manufacturing Company that Failed to Stop Harassment and Abuse by Supervisors

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), along with co-counsel Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP, filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California, San Diego County, against cable manufacturing...

NEW GUIDE PUSHES LEADERS TO STOP CRIMINALIZING AND EXCLUDING BLACK, LATINA, AND NATIVE GIRLS IN SCHOOLS

With systemic changes, educational leaders at the school, district, and state levels can take real steps to eliminate deep racial and gender disparities in school discipline, according to a new guide by The Education Trust...

NWLC Responds to Title IX Sexual Harassment Rule Going Into Effect

The following is a statement by Emily Martin, Vice President for Education and Workplace Justice at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “Betsy DeVos' rules go into effect today but our fights in the courts continue. We...

Wage Gap Deepens the Economic Insecurity of Black Women Workers on Front Lines of the Pandemic, New NWLC Analysis Reveals

(Washington, D.C.) The gender wage gap exacerbates the economic insecurity of Black women front-line workers who are confronting the double whammy of a devastating pandemic and a cratering economy, new analysis by the National Women’s...

NWLC Reacts to McDonald’s Filing Lawsuit Against its Former CEO, Steve Easterbrook, for Conducting Sexual Relationships with Employees

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “Under McDonald’s former CEO Steve Easterbrook’s leadership, McDonald’s maintained an abysmal track record of ignoring the pleas...

Survey: Two-thirds of Michigan women of color harmed economically by COVID, majority still oppose full reopening

(Detroit, Michigan) Two thirds of women of color in Michigan have either lost their jobs or faced reduced work hours because of COVID-19. And of those who are working on the front lines as essential...