Elizabeth Gedmark, Law Fellow

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals gave pregnant women and advocates a very disappointing decision last week. Congress must respond by passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA would explicitly grant pregnant employees the right to a minor job modification in order to stay healthy and at work, unless to do so would cause an undue hardship on the business. Tags: Untagged Read More

A coalition of advocates, including A Better Balance, put together a compilation of eleven stories from across the country, called: “Why We Need the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Stories of Real Women” in time for the Senate introduction of the PWFA. Tags: Untagged Read More

Fathers are spending more and more time caring for their children.  This positive trend is great news for families.  However, as men increase their childcare responsibilities, they also experience a phenomenon long experienced by women--work/family conflict. Tags: Untagged Read More

For Equal Pay Day, A Better Balance interviewed Professor Benard to learn the facts about equal pay and the motherhood penalty. Tags: Untagged Read More

A Better Balance headed to Washington, D.C. earlier this month to attend an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) meeting on pregnancy and caregiver discrimination. We are thrilled that the EEOC held the meeting to raise awareness of this important issue, but now the federal government must take action. Tags: Untagged Read More

On December 15, 2011, the Obama Administration announced proposed regulations to expand workers' rights protections to home care workers.  Minimum wage and overtime protections are basic labor rights that have been in place for almost all wage workers in the United States for decades--home care workers deserve these rights as well.

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NBC’s new comedy show, “Up All Night,” featuring a couple exhaustedly struggling with their new baby, is actually a reminder that in the United States, in many ways, they are very lucky. Tags: Paid Family Leave Read More