The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: “The pain, hurt, and trauma of generations are on display throughout the country right now. We watched...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “For too long, Black women’s lived experiences and struggles as survivors have been erased from the...
(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: “The HEROES Act introduced by the House this week goes a long way toward immediate...
Update: On July 7, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the two teachers in these cases, providing ample room for religious employers to discriminate against teaches and other workers without regard to civil rights...
Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two consolidated cases—Trump v. Pennsylvania and Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania—both challenging the Trump administration’s rules that...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Department of Education released finalized regulations that radically weaken the federal enforcement of Title IX protections against sexual assault and other forms of sexual harassment in schools. The following is a...
The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: "Vice President Biden directly addressed the allegations before him head-on today -- anyone running for office should...
Pregnant workers represented by co-counsel A Better Balance, Mehri & Skalet, PLLC and the National Women’s Law Center announced that on April 29, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois...
(Washington, D.C.) Despite the COVID-19 global health crisis, the Trump-Pence Administration and Mitch McConnell continue to push forward the confirmation of judges to lifetime positions in courts across the country. Since March 11, the White...
The following is a statement by Emily Martin, NWLC Vice President for Education & Workplace Justice: “The treacherous decisions by governors in South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee to lift stay-at-home orders are based on nothing...
(Washington, D.C.) The child care system needs at least $9.6 billion each month in public funding during the pandemic to provide emergency relief and avoid permanent closures of child care providers and economic destabilization, according...
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2020 - Today, the staff members of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) announced they have unionized with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU). NWLC management voluntarily recognized the union, NWLC United....
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Florida McDonald’s workers announced they have filed a $500 million class action lawsuit seeking to force the company to address a “systemic sexual harassment problem” in its more than 100 corporate owned...
(Washington, D.C.) Women are nearly two-thirds of the 22.2 million workers in the 40 lowest-paying jobs in America, according to a new report by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC). These jobs routinely pay less...
(Washington, D.C.) As an economic recession grips families and communities across the nation, a coalition of leading women's rights organizations are calling on Congress to take necessary action to help women survive this disaster and the...
(Washington, D.C.) Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, March 31, the day which marks when women’s typical salary finally catches up to men’s typical salary from the year before. Given the essential roles many low-paid women...
(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, in reaction to the Congress’ passage of the Phase III coronavirus stimulus bill: “The very foundations of...
(Washington, D.C.) In a stimulus package totaling over $2 trillion, Congress provided just $3.5 billion in dedicated funding for child care and additional loans and grants for small businesses that will benefit child care providers....
The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center “Leader McConnell’s bill leaves behind far too many of our neighbors to serve as an adequate response to...
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and United Steelworkers (USW) filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Oracle America against the Department of Labor in which Oracle seeks...
