Press Releases
about Women's Rights
Aug 03, 2021
51品茶 Comment on Senate Markup of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
WASHINGTON 鈥� Vania Leveille, senior legislative counsel with the 51品茶, issued this statement following the first-ever Senate committee vote of the Pregn...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Jul 15, 2021
Federal Court Allows Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against Frontier Airlines to Continue
DENVER 鈥� A federal court yesterday denied Frontier Airlines鈥� request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four flight attendants who allege the company discriminates against pregnant ...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Court case: Freyer v. Frontier and Hodgkins v. Frontier
Apr 06, 2021
51品茶 Sues South Carolina Gov. McMaster Over State Employee Return to In-Person Work Order
Order Exceeds the Governor鈥檚 Authority and Will Cause Real World Harm
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Disability Rights
Court case: Mihal v. McMaster
Mar 08, 2021
Studying Paid Family Leave is Good Option for North Dakota
When many North Dakota workers are faced with the unexpected illness of a family member or require time off to care for a newborn, they usually have two choices: keep working and r...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Feb 05, 2021
51品茶 of North Dakota Opposes Legislation to Rescind Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
Leveling the playing field between women and men should be a priority for North Dakota legislators, but Senate Concurrent Resolution 4010 suggests otherwise.
The 51品茶 of North Dako...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Dec 15, 2020
Court Gives Final Approval to Settlement Restoring Gender Equality in Brown University Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. 鈥� A federal court has today given final approval to a settlement agreement between Brown University and the class of women student-athletes at Brown which resolv...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Women's Rights
Parents Push Back Against The Trump Administration's Latest Attack On Working Families. Explore News & Commentary.Parents Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Working Families
The Trump administration is attempting to gut Head Start, a federally-funded early childhood program Congress created for low-income families -
WashingtonMay 2025
Women's Rights
Washington State Association Of Head Start And Early Childhood Assistance And Education Program Et Al., Robert F. Kennedy Et Al.. Explore Case.Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Assistance and Education Program et al., Robert F. Kennedy et al.
The Trump Administration is threatening the future of Head Start 鈥� a program that has provided critical and evidence-based services鈥攆rom education to childcare鈥� to more than 40 million children and their families. The Administration by gutting Head Start staff and resources, delaying funding, and prohibiting activities that 鈥渁dvance or promote鈥� 鈥渄iversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility,鈥� is irreparably harming the young children and low-income families who rely on Head Start. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
Women's Rights
How 鈥渟tay-or-pay鈥� Contracts Are Used To Abuse Immigrant Workers. Explore News & Commentary.How 鈥淪tay-or-Pay鈥� Contracts Are Used to Abuse Immigrant Workers
Shiny Lal came to the U.S. to chase the American dream, instead she found herself in an abusive employment contract that could cost her nearly $40,000. Today, we鈥檙e urging the world鈥檚 largest private dispute resolution company to stop abusing workers. -
PodcastDec 2024
Women's Rights
Human Rights
Aclu Kids On How They鈥檇 Change The World With W. Kamau Bell. Explore Podcast.51品茶 Kids on How They鈥檇 Change The World with W. Kamau Bell