Pregnant Workers Fairness

Press Release: After Years of Legal Pressure, Walmart Updates Policy for Pregnant Employees

June 15, 2018
Pregnant Workers Fairness

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 15, 2018 Contact: Lorraine Kenny, A Better Balance, 212-430-5982 x165, lkenny@abetterbalance.org Maria Patrick, NWLC, 202-588-5180, mpatrick@nwlc.org Aurora Matthews, New Heights Communications, 301-221-7984, aurora@newheightscommunications.com Andrea Dehlendorf, 510-410-6347, andrea@united4respect.org…

Fighting Bias Against Mothers in the Workplace

May 29, 2018
Pregnant Workers Fairness

Every day, pregnant women and mothers, especially those with the fewest resources, experience blatant discrimination at work and are forced to choose between caring for their children and earning a paycheck.

Happy Mother’s Day

May 7, 2018
Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Time, Pregnant Workers Fairness

For too many mothers and those that love them, balancing family and work is a constant struggle, from staying healthy during pregnancy, to breastfeeding while working, to getting a sick parent or child to the doctor. This Mother’s Day, it’s time for more than cards and flowers—let’s honor our mothers with the policy changes working families need. We won’t stop fighting until all of us can be there for our families like Ileana was.

This Workers’ Memorial Week, One Family’s Experience Tells the Harrowing Story of Unsafe Workplace Conditions in This Country

May 1, 2018
Pregnant Workers Fairness, Voices From The Clinic

Poultry and egg workers, in particular, face extremely hazardous conditions on the job and work in a climate of fear. The US Department of Labor found that poultry workers are injured five times more than other workers.

This Black Maternal Health Week, We Stand in Solidarity with Black Women Leaders Calling for Urgent Action on Black Maternal Health

April 17, 2018
Pregnant Workers Fairness

Black women are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than white women. One factor lays at the root of this devastating statistic: systemic racism.

Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Now in Effect!

April 2, 2018
Pregnant Workers Fairness, State Laws

As of April 1, the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is in effect, meaning that pregnant workers across the state will no longer have to choose between their job and a healthy pregnancy.

In Advance of One Year Anniversary of Women’s March, A Better Balance Releases New Easy-to-Use Guide to Women’s Rights at Work

January 17, 2018
City Laws, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Time, Pregnant Workers Fairness, State Laws, Workplace Equality

Written by A Better Balance’s team of top women’s rights and civil rights lawyers, The Working Woman’s Pocket Guide offers an easy-to-use list of resources and answers to pressing issues New York women still face in the workplace.

Standing with Poultry Workers Against Dangerous Working Conditions

December 20, 2017
Fair & Flexible Work, Pregnant Workers Fairness

The National Chicken Council submitted a petition to the federal government to exempt poultry processing plants from line speed requirements put in place for worker and consumer health and safety. ABB is particularly concerned about the result any line speed increase could have on pregnant workers, many of whom already risk their health on the job for fear of requesting reasonable accommodations.

WALMART HIT WITH ANOTHER LEGAL CLAIM FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION

December 4, 2017
Pregnant Workers Fairness, Uncategorized

Today, three legal organizations that brought a class action lawsuit against Walmart earlier this year for discrimination against pregnant workers filed a new EEOC charge against the superstore.

This Election Day, Fight for Fair Wages & Better Jobs

November 2, 2017
City Laws, Fair & Flexible Work, Pregnant Workers Fairness, Workplace Equality

As Election Day approaches, you have the power to demand change from your elected officials and to fight for fair wages and better jobs, especially for low-income workers and workers of color. Ask your candidates where they stand on these three critical issues: