Slow & Uneven Progress: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act at 35

by | Oct 31, 2013 | Congress, Economic Justice, economic security, Employment, Philadelphia City Council, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant workers fairness

By Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney Thirty-five years ago today, President Carter signed into law the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This law superseded the U.S. Supreme Court’s misguided decisions in...

Pennsylvania is Failing Women

by | Oct 17, 2013 | Domestic violence, Economic Justice, economic security, Family Violence, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Violence Against Women, Voter turnout, women voting, Women's health, women's rights, WomenVote PA, working mothers, working women

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 treats the six...

Philadelphia Can Protect Pregnant Workers from Discrimination

by | Oct 4, 2013 | Gender Discrimination, Philadelphia City Council, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant workers fairness, Sex Discrimination, working women

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...
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