(Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and over 20 other health care and civil rights organizations delivered over 100,000 comments from the general public today in defense of the Health Care Rights Law, a landmark statute that guarantees a...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the House of Representatives approved a two-year bipartisan budget deal reached by House and Senate leadership and the Trump administration earlier this week. The budget deal increases the overall spending limits for...
(Washington, D.C.) Since #MeToo went viral in 2017, fifteen states have passed new laws protecting workers from sexual harassment and state legislators across the country have introduced close to 200 bills to strengthen protections against...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Trump administration proposed a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rule that could cut vital food assistance for 3 million people, including hundreds of thousands of working women and their families who...
(Washington, D.C.) Today the House of Representatives voted to pass the Raise the Wage Act, a bill that will raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour by 2025 and provide for...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) launched the Abortion Rights Project to respond to the unprecedented assault on abortion rights in this country. A major focus of the initiative will be supporting...
This past weekend, in response to criticism of the outrageous conditions in ICE detention facilities amidst promises of mass ICE raids, arrests, and deportations, Donald Trump tweeted that “‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report analyzing the economic impact of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, similar to the Raise the Wage Act currently...
(Washington, D.C.) The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), along with law firm Cohen & Gresser LLP, submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court today in support of three employees who were fired from their...
(Washington, D.C) Today, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump Administration’s proposed “citizenship question” – a query on the 2020 census that would ask U.S. residents whether they are citizens. In the Court’s ruling, they deemed...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives will consider legislation that would make much-needed improvements to tax credits for workers and families over the next two years. The...
(Union City, NJ) – The Union City School District has agreed to improve athletic opportunities for its female students, following an agreement between the District and the National Women’s Law Center.In November 2017, NWLC, represented...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM-1) introduced the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act. This bill would help families afford child care, expand access to high-quality child care,...
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to pass an appropriations bill that gives women and families many reasons to celebrate, including by protecting and investing in reproductive health care and expanding access to high-quality, affordable...
(Washington, D.C) Late last night, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes two provisions that will help improve access to contraception for service members and their families....
(Washington, D.C) Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Katie Hill (D-CA) and Ami Bera (D-CA) introduced The Affordability is Access Act. This bill would make sure that women...
The following is a statement by Emily Martin, Vice President for Education and Workplace Justice at the National Women’s Law Center: “Women join the military to serve and protect their country—not to be sexually assaulted....
NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER, PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, DEMOCRACY FORWARD National Women’s Law Center, Planned Parenthood, Democracy Forward Sue Trump Administration to Block Rule to Allow Discrimination by Health Care Workers WASHINGTON, DC -...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “NWLC, which houses and administers the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, is proud to support the...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “We’re witnessing the results of anti-abortion politicians’ outrageous efforts to eliminate the right to abortion and...
