Employment | Women's Law Project

Third Circuit Rules in Favor of Wage Equity for Women in PA

by Barbara DiTullio | Sep 15, 2009 | Allegheny County, Employment, Equality

Despite the influx of women into the workforce, gender inequality persists, as this report released by the The Institute for Women’s Policy Research reminds us. Men earn more than women in almost all occupations. Moreover, women earn less than men both in the...

Victory for Victims of Sex Discrimination Based on Gender Stereotyping—Even if They’re Gay

by Barbara DiTullio | Aug 31, 2009 | Employment, Equality

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a ruling in Prowel v. Wise Business Forms,07-3997 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2009), which states clearly that a plaintiff can bring a claim of gender stereotyping sex discrimination under Title VII even if there...

Pittsburgh Feminist Leaves Strong Legacy

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 31, 2009 | Employment

Gerald Gardner, who was influential in two landmark discrimination cases, died this past weekend in his hometown of Pittsburgh. He was 83. Dr. Gardner taught at various colleges and universities and was highly influential in his field of engineering and theoretical...

Allegheny County Council Approves Human Relations Commission

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 2, 2009 | Allegheny County, Employment, Equality, LGBT, Politics, Sexual orientation

Last night, after three hours of comments from community members and debate among council members, the Allegheny County Council voted 8-6 to approve an ordinance banning discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation...

Milwaukee Judge Invalidates Paid Sick Days for Victims of Domestic Violence

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 18, 2009 | Domestic violence, Employment, Women's health

Last fall, almost 70 percent of Milwaukee voters approved an ordinance that would guarantee workers seven paid sick days a year. Last Friday, as reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Judge Thomas Cooper of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court ruled the ordinance...

Workers’ Rights to Paid Sick Days

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 9, 2009 | Employment, Equality

Workers in San Francisco, the District of Columbia, and Milwaukee have a right to paid sick days. In a commentary for Women’s eNews, Linda Meric explains why the US Congress should pass the Healthy Families Act, making it easier for workers across the country to take...

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