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The Past, Present, and Future of Pregnancy in the Workplace

Jan 29, 2024 Ellie Samuels

Ellie Samuels on the development of pregnancy discrimination laws and recommendations for further improvement.

What’s Up With the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?

Nov 1, 2022 Juliana Chang

A bipartisan bill that would outlaw discrimination against pregnant workers — and improve the lives of millions — is currently stalled in the Senate.

September 28, 2021
News & Commentary

Zachary Boullt

Part of the current infrastructure bill has a provision that could give competitive advantage to unionized telecom workforces. The bill gives preference to companies with a record of adhering to labor and employment laws for distribution of the $42.5 billion in broadband funds. State and local governments and nonprofits that receive broadband work funds would […]

August 13, 2019
News & Commentary

Sejal Singh

Yesterday, the Trump Administration issued its “public charge” rule, which allows U.S. Customs and Immigration Services to deny greencards to any documented immigrants who have used, or who USCIS believes are likely to use, public benefits like food stamps or Medicaid. The final rule effectively gives USCIS discretion to deny permanent residency to immigrants solely […]

April 4, 2019
News & Commentary

Ryan Wheeler

Six women have sued the law firm Jones Day for pregnancy and gender discrimination. The former associates claim that the firm’s “fraternity culture” benefits male attorneys to the detriment of women, who are routinely excluded from the best assignments and denied promotions and pay raises. The pregnancy discrimination claims are the latest in a series […]

December 24, 2018
News & Commentary

Rachel Sandalow-Ash

Earlier this month, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that domestic workers must be included in the country’s social security system, which also provides publicly funded healthcare and free, government-run daycare. There are over two million domestic workers in Mexico. These workers often earn around $400/month, which is less than one-third of the nation’s average per capita […]

December 4, 2018
News & Commentary

Vail Kohnert-Yount

Yesterday, striking hotel workers and Marriott reached a contract agreement to end San Francisco’s largest hotel strike in decades. The strike, which began nearly two months ago on October 4, affected seven San Francisco hotels operated by Marriott. Almost 2,500 hotel workers and members of UNITE HERE Local 2 marched outside their workplaces while on strike, […]

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The Past, Present, and Future of Pregnancy in the Workplace

What’s Up With the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?

September 28, 2021

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