Employment | Women's Law Project

WLP on WITF and Pay Equity

by Barbara DiTullio | Feb 4, 2009 | Employment, Equality

Last week, WLP Senior Staff Attorney Susan Frietsche appeared on Radio Smart Talk on 89.5 WITF in Harrisburg. She discussed a recent study conducted by Keystone Research Center which found that the pay gap between men and women widened in Pennsylvania between 2003 and...

Congress Passes Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

by Barbara DiTullio | Jan 30, 2009 | Employment, Equality, Government

On Tuesday, Congress passed the final version of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in a 250-177 vote. This comes on the heels of the Senate passing it last week. President Obama signed the bill into law yesterday at the White House. The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act...

Supreme Court Strengthens Protections in Title VII Cases

by Barbara DiTullio | Jan 27, 2009 | Employment, Equality

Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Crawford v. Nashville which strengthened employees’ protections against retaliation by their employers during the investigation of employment discrimination cases. Vicky Crawford was an employee of the city...

Obama Administration Expected to Usher in Advances for Women’s Rights

by Barbara DiTullio | Jan 22, 2009 | Abortion, Childbirth, Contraception, Employment, Equal pay, Equality, Government, Politics, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

Women’s rights advocates are hopeful this week as President Barack Obama officially began his term as the 44th president. President Obama is expected to advance women’s rights by issuing executive orders which will rescind the Global Gag Rule and release...

National Stalking Awareness Month

by Barbara DiTullio | Jan 15, 2009 | Domestic violence, Employment, Girls, Government, Stalking, Women's health

This January marks the 6th annual National Stalking Awareness Month, and the non-profit National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) is challenging communities to expand their understanding of stalking as a dangerous crime. For more than a decade, the U.S. Department...

Jobs protected for Philadelphians who are survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence

by Barbara DiTullio | Jan 7, 2009 | Domestic violence, Employment, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City Council, Philadelphia Inquirer, Rape

Some good news for the new year: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed the policy that the Philadelphia City Council passed in October requiring employers to provide up to eight weeks of unpaid leave for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence, and it went...

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