Pregnant Workers Fairness

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:

FED WATCH: The Supreme Court is Back in Session and They’ll Be Deciding A Crucial Workers’ Rights Case

October 10, 2017
National Laws, Paid Sick Time, Pregnant Workers Fairness

Mandatory arbitration often deprives individual workers of their rights, and being unable to assert claims in conjunction with others will further hurt workers.

Fed Watch: The Trump Administration Just Rolled Back Birth Control Coverage & Women’s Health Will Pay the Price

October 6, 2017
National Laws, Pregnant Workers Fairness

Access to contraceptive coverage is critical to women's health, safety, and economic security. But today, the Trump administration issued a rule that will most assuredly put women's health in jeopardy.

Standing Up for Women’s Equality Day

August 25, 2017
Pregnant Workers Fairness, Uncategorized, Workplace Equality

Yagnma called ABB after she was fired because she needed a few extra weeks to recover from a C-section. With our help, Yagnma was able to get her job back in a matter of days.

Paying A High Price for Cheap Chicken: Seeking Justice and Fairness for Poultry Workers

August 23, 2017
Absence control, Fair & Flexible Work, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Time, Pregnant Workers Fairness

In 2014, the USDA rejected a proposal that would harm poultry workers and, as 40 organizations recently urged the Secretary of Agriculture, should do the same today.