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Victory in Sex Discrimination Complaints Brought by NWLC: After Investigation by HHS, Employers Change Policies

• January 26, 2017

(Washington, D.C.) In response to sex discrimination complaints filed by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, four institutions have...

Connecticut Insurance Department Corrects Discriminatory and Illegal Insurance Practices with Policy that Secures Essential Infertility Benefits

• August 13, 2015

(Washington, D.C.) Today, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Katharine L. Wade announced new state health insurance guidance that will ensure that Connecticut insurance companies cover infertility treatment, when medically appropriate, for...

NWLC Files Complaints Against Five Institutions for Sex Discrimination in Health Care Coverage

• June 4, 2013

Complaints highlight groundbreaking law prohibiting sex discrimination in health plans (Washington, D.C.) This morning, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed sex discrimination complaints against five institutions that exclude pregnancy coverage from the health insurance...