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...
The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: "This bill is a critical first move to responding to this crisis, and its passage will save...
(Washington, D.C.) As the spread of the coronavirus tests the country's economy, the National Women's Law Center is joining a coalition of public policy experts calling on Congress for swift and immediate action to support child...
The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: “This bill is a critical down payment on ensuring that families and communities in the direct...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “I am grateful to the Silence Breakers who bravely came forward and risked so much to...
(Washington, D.C.) The National Women's Law Center is joining a coalition of public policy experts across the country calling on Congress to take immediate action to support American workers during the spread of COVID-19. ...
DETROIT -- Over seven in 10 Black women voters (74%) in Michigan believe political candidates are failing to address the issues that are central to their lives, according to the findings of an online poll of 525 Michigan Black women...
(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “Future generations will remember this election cycle as a critical moment in the fight...
(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center: "The justices asked the hard question that showed at least some of them believe...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky and Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced the Part-Time Workers Bill of Rights—bold new legislation that will afford crucial protections to millions of part-time workers. Employers routinely exclude part-time workers from workplace benefits, pay them less than their full-time counterparts, and...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Senate will vote on two anti-abortion bills. One bill – S. 310 and S. 311 – would deny families the ability to decide for themselves how they would like to spend...
(New York City, NY) Today, a jury convicted Harvey Weinstein of first degree sexual assault and third degree rape. The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National...
