Happy National Breastfeeding Awareness Month!
August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month and A Better Balance is getting out there to spread the word about nursing mothers' rights in New York.
FEDERAL WATCH: Protecting the Rights of American Workers: Why Puzder is the Wrong Choice to Lead the U.S. Department of Labor
A Better Balance’s “Federal Watch” blog series will be responding to developments in Washington, D.C. that seek to roll back women’s rights, workers’ rights, and threaten our core values of…
Know Your Rights as a Nursing Mom at Work
August is National Breastfeeding Month! What better way to celebrate than by reading up on your rights? Here’s a primer of federal and state breastfeeding laws for moms who want…
Ten Victories for Ten Years: Babygate
In honor of our tenth anniversary, we’re celebrating ten important victories over the ten weeks leading up to our Spring Celebration on May 2nd. Last week we wrote about our…
Ten Victories for Ten Years: Our Families @ Work Legal Clinic and hotline.
In honor of our tenth anniversary, we’re celebrating ten important victories over the ten weeks leading up to our Spring Celebration. In 2009, A Better Balance launched our Families @…
5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Pregnancy & Parenting in the Workplace and Infographics
For Immediate Release: May 28, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Gedmark, egedmark@abetterbalance.org, 212-430-5982 A Better Balance Releases: 5 Facts You Didn't Know About Pregnancy & Parenting in the Workplace and Infographics Launch…
Letter to LSAC: Accommodate Breastfeeding Mothers!
We just sent the following letter to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) President and CEO, general counsel, and board of directors. LSAC administers the LSAT and has a policy…
Breastfeeding While Breadwinning
By Phoebe Taubman When I gave birth last year, I was certain I wanted to breastfeed my baby and I assumed it would be pretty straightforward: breast + baby =…