The following is a statement from Emily Martin, General Counsel and Vice President for Education and Workplace Justice at the National Women’s Law Center: “Affirmative action programs benefit everyone in this country—particularly women and girls....
The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “Justice Kennedy’s retirement sounds the alarm over the future of civil rights in this country. For decades,...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Supreme Court ignored decades of precedent and decided in a 5 to 4 decision that individuals who enjoy the protections of public sector union representation do not have to contribute to...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s Muslim Ban in the case of Trump vs. Hawaii. The following is a statement from Anna Chu, Vice President for Strategy and Policy of the National...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, in a damaging decision for pregnant women and access to reproductive health care, the Supreme Court struck down the California FACT Act in a 5-4 decision. The California Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive...
SOUTH BEND, IN — Citing flagrant defiance of federal law and the U.S. Constitution, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Americans United for Separation of Church and State (Americans United), and the Center for Reproductive...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, House Republicans passed H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018. H.R. 2 proposes drastic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including restrictions on categorical eligibility, mandatory participation in the...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, President Trump issued an executive order attempting to diffuse the self-induced crisis of separating families at the border by putting families in detention camps. This practice stands in stark contrast to reams...
NWLC Cheers Victory for Tipped Workers with DC’s Passage of Initiative 77 (Washington, D.C.) Yesterday, DC residents voted decisively to bring One Fair Wage to the District by approving Initiative 77. This ballot measure will...
Questions Remain Around Policy Implementation & Compensation for Harmed Workers NEW YORK—On the heels of a report in today’s The New York Times, four organizations that have long advocated for fair treatment of pregnant employees...
(Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In its decision, the Court did not accept the invitation to announce that businesses may discriminate against LGBTQ individuals...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the United States Senate passed a bipartisan bill to address sexual harassment in Congress. The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center:...
Wage gap data released in advance of Mother’s Equal Pay Day (Washington, D.C.) While women in the U.S. who work full time, year round are typically paid just 80 cents for every dollar paid to...
(Washington, D.C.) In the last several days, with the financial support of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, women working in low-wage jobs at McDonald’s restaurants in nine cities across the country filed sexual harassment...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, in a major blow to women’s ability to collectively enforce their rights at work, the Supreme Court decided in a 5-4 decision that forced individual employee arbitrations do not violate the National...
(Washington, D.C) Today, the Trump-Pence Administration is expected to announce damaging restrictions on the Title X family planning program, limiting Title X-funded health centers from referring patients for abortion care or providing that care with...
Grants will go to nonprofit organizations that support marginalized and low-income individuals who have experienced workplace sexual harassment (Washington, D.C.) The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund (TULDF) announced a new grant program today, awarding up...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, NWLC President and CEO: “Congresswoman Barbara Lee has been a powerful champion of women’s reproductive rights and health and is a fantastic choice to co-chair the...
The following is a statement by Anna Chu, Vice President for Strategy and Policy at the National Women’s Law Center: “The Trump-Pence Administration has been stacking the courts with extreme judges, and next in line...
(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement by Anna Chu, Vice President for Policy and Strategy at the National Women’s Law Center: “The Trump-Pence Administration seizes every opportunity to stack the deck against women and LGBTQ...
