Press Releases
about Women's Rights
Aug 03, 2021
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Senate Markup of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
WASHINGTON — Vania Leveille, senior legislative counsel with the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, 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 — A federal court yesterday denied Frontier Airlines’ 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
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues South Carolina Gov. McMaster Over State Employee Return to In-Person Work Order
Order Exceeds the Governor’s 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
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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 ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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. — 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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