Slow & Uneven Progress: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act at 35

by | Oct 31, 2013 | Congress, Economic Justice, economic security, Employment, Philadelphia City Council, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant workers fairness

By Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney Thirty-five years ago today, President Carter signed into law the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This law superseded the U.S. Supreme Court’s misguided decisions in...

Pennsylvania is Failing Women

by | Oct 17, 2013 | Domestic violence, Economic Justice, economic security, Family Violence, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Violence Against Women, Voter turnout, women voting, Women's health, women's rights, WomenVote PA, working mothers, working women

By Kate Michelman and Sue Frietsche So much for Pennsylvania as the birthplace of freedom and democracy. A report last month from the Center for American Progress offered some alarming statistics about the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the way   it treats the six...

How Long Will Equal Pay Take to Achieve?

by | Jun 10, 2013 | Allegheny County, Economic Justice, Employment, Equal pay, Equality, Gender Discrimination, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Sex Discrimination, Wage Gap, Women's Law Project

By Terry L. Fromson, WLP Managing Attorney and Kate Michelman, President Emeritus of NARAL Pro-Choice America and Co-Chair of WomenVote Pa, an initiative of the WLP The Equal Pay Act became law fifty years ago today.  Unfortunately, we remain far from achieving the...

Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Need Paid Leave

by | Apr 1, 2013 | Domestic violence, Earned Sick Leave, Economic Justice, Family Violence, Paid Leave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City Council, Violence Against Women

Carol E. Tracy, Executive Director, WLP Victims of domestic and sexual violence need paid sick leave.  Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces would require employers with six or more employees to provide up to seven paid days of leave for employees to use when they...
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