Washington, D.C. - Today, hundreds of reproductive rights, health, and justice advocates, legal experts, medical providers, and patients at an "Abortion is Healthcare" rally urged the Supreme Court to protect the right to emergency abortion...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Biden Administration’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new regulations that bar employers from imposing or enforcing non-compete agreements on the vast majority of workers throughout the country—which will benefit workers, their families,...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that will strengthen overtime protections for millions of workers across the country. On July 1, the annual salary threshold under which employees...
Washington, DC — April 19, 2024 — Today, the U.S. Department of Education finalized a range of critical updates to its regulations interpreting and enforcing Title IX, restoring and reinforcing vital civil rights protections for...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a final rule to implement the historic Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which protects the health and economic security of pregnant workers by guaranteeing their...
WASHINGTON – MomsRising and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released the results of a new national survey today that finds voters on both sides of the aisle overwhelmingly support raising taxes on the wealthiest individuals...
The following is a statement by Gretchen Borchelt, Vice President for Reproductive Rights & Health at the National Women’s Law Center: “We’re horrified by the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to resurrect a 19th century abortion...
Washington, DC - Today, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its decision to categorically ban transgender women from women’s sports. In response, Shiwali Patel, Director of Justice for Student Survivors & Senior Counsel...
WASHINGTON D.C. – On Thursday, March 28, 2024, a broad coalition of major medical organizations, physicians, people who have been denied critical health- and life-saving emergency abortion care, former HHS officials, Members of Congress, states,...
WASHINGTON – Following months of obstruction from House Republicans, Congressional leaders finally released text for the last six FY24 appropriations bills, which include significant additional funding for child care and Head Start – a priority...
BOSTON — Plaintiffs in Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) et al v. HHS, a lawsuit challenging the Trump-Pence Administration’s “Rollback Rule” undermining health care nondiscrimination protections contained in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “We are thrilled that civil rights champion Nicole Berner has been confirmed to serve on the...
Washington, DC - Today, a group of over 80 organizations, including the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), GLSEN, and Human Rights Campaign, submitted a joint letter to President Biden...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Governor Youngkin vetoed a pay transparency bill that would have required employers to list salary ranges on job postings and banned employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. The following is...
(Washington, D.C.) In the midst of a pay transparency movement that’s gaining traction across the country, NWLC’s research team set out to discover the impact of two types of pay range transparency laws: (1) those...
WASHINGTON – President Joseph Biden released his proposed budget for FY25 today, which prioritizes funding that would increase economic security, expand opportunity, and reduce inequality for women of color, LGBTQI+ people, and women and families...
WASHINGTON – Over the weekend, Congress released its first tranche of FY24 appropriations bills, which avoid drastic cuts to critical gender justice priorities and include a $1 billion increase in funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)...
Washington, DC - Today, shipments of the first ever daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill®, begin their distribution to retailers nationwide. In response, Mara Gandal-Powers, Director of Birth Control Access at the National Women's Law...
Washington, D.C. – In response to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) release of the final rule on “Reproductive Health Services,” Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) issued...
San Jose, California – On February 29, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam denied Aetna’s motion to dismiss a case alleging discrimination against LGBTQ people seeking fertility treatment coverage nationwide. The lawsuit, originally filed...
