(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...
(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...
(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,...
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...
(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...
(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...
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...
(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 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...
(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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
(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...
(Washington, D.C.) Yesterday, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) announced it is resuming issuing “right to sue” notices by mail. Once a person receives a right to sue notice, they have only 90 days to...
(Washington, D.C.) The House of Representatives today passed two historic measures to stabilize the nation’s child care industry as it faces mass layoffs, closures, and health risks in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
(Washington, D.C.) In response to a series of the measure introduced in the Senate this week, the National Women’s Law Center provided the following analysis: Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO: “As it stands now,...
(Boston, MA) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Transgender Law Center (TLC), the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, and...
The Pennridge School District, the National Women’s Law Center, and DLA Piper LLP (US) have agreed to settle two lawsuits. These litigation matters involved allegations that the District and former administrators failed to adequately address...
