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Philadelphia Can Protect Pregnant Workers from Discrimination
By Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney On October 3, 2013, Philadelphia City Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, and Councilmember Bass introduced legislation that, if passed, will protect pregnant women who work in Philadelphia from discrimination in the...
Shouldn’t Voting Be Easier?
By Nora Kenty, WLP Intern Tomorrow, on October 1, Pennsylvanians will be flocking to the State Capitol in Harrisburg to encourage the House of Representatives to pass SB 37, also known as the Online Voter Registration Bill. This bill, aimed at modernizing the state’s...
Pennsylvania Women’s Advocacy Leaders Condemn Anti-Obamacare Ad
Kate Michelman and Carol Tracy Call for Immediate Stop to Ad Leaders from women’s rights advocacy group the Women’s Law Project and its action arm WomenVote PA, expressed strong condemnation today about the anti-Obamacare ad from the group Generation Opportunity and...
IRS Ruling a Victory for Married Same-Sex Couples Across the Country!
Tara R. Pfeifer, WLP Staff Attorney The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced yesterday that the federal government will recognize the marriages of legally married same-sex couples for all federal tax purposes, regardless of where those...
PA Dropped More Than 9% Children, Pregnant Women & Families from Medicaid!
Aly Mance, WLP Intern According to a new national report covered by the Philadelphia Inquirer, there has been a dramatic drop in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid enrollment. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation report, Pennsylvania dropped more than 9 percent of...