Tag Archives: Pregnancy

June at the Women’s Law Project

Posted on June 7, 2018 by womenslawproject

We took a short break from sending a monthly newsletter, but now we’re back. There’s a lot going on, and we want to make sure you have every opportunity to stay up to date on our work and what’s happening … Continue reading →

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WLP Asks PA Supreme Court to Review Crucial Case With Significant Implications for Rights of Pregnant Women 

Posted on February 1, 2018 by womenslawproject

  The issue of whether a pregnant woman can be charged civilly or criminally with child abuse for her drug use during pregnancy has been a pressing issue of American law and politics for almost three decades. Attorneys at the … Continue reading →

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Just in: An Action Plan to Protect Contraception Access in Pennsylvania

Posted on November 1, 2017 by womenslawproject

This morning, Women’s Law Project director of communications Tara Murtha spoke out at a press conference at Philadelphia City Hall in support of a new action plan designed to mitigate the public health harm of the Trump administration’s rollback of … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Falls Further Behind While Workplace Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Women Take Effect in Connecticut and Nevada

Posted on October 16, 2017 by womenslawproject

Starting this month, women in Connecticut and Nevada have stronger legal protections if they need reasonable workplace accommodations while they are pregnant or nursing. These two states, like twenty-‍one others across the country, have each passed a law that explicitly grants … Continue reading →

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Media Advisory: “Pennsylvania Community Conversations on Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Women’s Health” Kicks Off in Erie, PA

Posted on June 14, 2017 by womenslawproject

Pennsylvania Campaign for Women’s Health Launches Statewide Series of Public Conversations about Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Women’s Health Pennsylvania – A statewide series of public conversations about a broad range of women’s health issues kicks off this week with an inaugural … Continue reading →

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Young v. UPS Heads to SCOTUS: What You Need to Know

Posted on December 2, 2014 by womenslawproject

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Young v. United Parcel Service (UPS) to determine whether the company violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania is Failing Women

Posted on October 17, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Kate Michelman and Sue Frietsche So much for Pennsylvania as the birthplace of freedom and democracy. A report last month from the Center for American Progress offered some alarming statistics about the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the way   it … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Can Protect Pregnant Workers from Discrimination

Posted on October 4, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney On October 3, 2013, Philadelphia City Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, and Councilmember Bass introduced legislation that, if passed, will protect pregnant women who work in Philadelphia from discrimination in the workplace. The legislation … Continue reading →

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Firing New Mother for Planning to Pump Breast Milk at Work Is Illegal

Posted on July 10, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Aly Mance, WLP Undergraduate Intern The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently sued Houston Funding II, Ltd. on behalf of new mother Dominica Venters, who was dismissed from her job following her maternity leave.  Venters disclosed to her manager … Continue reading →

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Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Bring the Workplace to the 21st Century

Posted on May 15, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney Women are often surprised to learn that they do not have as many rights in the workplace as they expect to have in the 21st Century. More often than not, an employer does not … Continue reading →

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