The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “The Trump-Pence Administration is sanctioning blatant discrimination in health care by attempting to reverse the landmark...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) was introduced in Congress. The bill’s lead sponsors include U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27), Marcia Fudge (OH-11), and Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)...
(Washington, D.C.) Today 25 new sexual harassment charges and lawsuits – in 20 cities across the country – were announced against McDonald’s, alleging sexual harassment in both the corporation and its vast chain of restaurants....
(Washington, D.C.) Today the House of Representatives voted to pass the Equality Act. The Equality Act will codify basic rights for LGBTQ people by explicitly stating that discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation...
The following is a statement by Anna Chu, Vice President for Strategy and Policy at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): With the confirmation of Wendy Vitter, the Trump-Pence Administration adds yet another narrow-minded extremist...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “The cruel Alabama law that passed last night is blatantly unconstitutional. After decades of chipping away...
(Washington, D.C) Today, Representatives Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and John Katko (R-NY), along with Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), and Bobby Scott (D-VA), will re-introduce the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in the...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, House Appropriations Committee voted to deny funding to implement the Trump-Pence Administration’s dangerous refusal of care rule released last Thursday. The rule would allow virtually any health care entity, provider, or worker...
(Washington, D.C.) This week, a Florida court ruled to continue the case of student Jane Doe who sued her school, Carol City High School in MDCPS, the fourth-largest school district in the country. The United...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “The Trump-Pence Administration will stop at nothing to strip patients of the care they deserve. This...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the House Labor-Health and Human Services subcommittee’s FY 2020 appropriations bill was introduced. The bill includes an additional $2.4 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), which will allow...
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), a preeminent advocate for advancing equality and opportunity for women and girls, today announced its inaugural Resident Fellowship program, and named Julie Kohler and Diana Ramirez its...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released “We Are Not Invisible,” a report coauthored by 13 middle and high school students that seeks to address the mental health crisis impacting Latina students...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Senators Sherrod Brown, Michael Bennet, Richard Durbin, and Ron Wyden, along with 40 cosponsors, introduced the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019. Building upon the proven success of the Earned Income...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): There’s no question we need proactive legislation at a time when the Trump-Pence Administration continues to...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination (BE HEARD) in the Workplace Act is being introduced in Congress, by Senator Patty Murray and Congresswomen Katherine Clark and...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the possibility of instituting an unconstitutional 20-week abortion ban makes...
(Washington, D.C.) Yesterday, Senate Republicans made a rule change that slashes the amount of post-cloture debate time on district court nominees and sub-cabinet level executive nominees to just two hours. The following is a statement...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “We have to talk about sexual assault in every space. Again and again, people we love...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act with the support of every Democrat in the House and seven House Republicans. The Paycheck Fairness Act will update and strengthen the Equal...
