Employment | Women's Law Project

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

by Barbara DiTullio | Dec 2, 2014 | Employment, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant workers fairness, Women's Law Project, working mothers, working women

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 1978 amended...

"I should not have had to sue my employer to have a healthy pregnancy or keep breastfeeding"

by Barbara DiTullio | May 12, 2014 | Employment, Pregnancy, pregnant workers fairness, working mothers

Guest Blogger: Bobbi Bockoras As a mother of three children, working in the manufacturing industry, I am truly in the minority: I’m one of 30 women in our facility and the only one with small children. Still, I hardly thought that in this day and age I would...

Women's Law Project Calls for UPMC to Stop Its Challenge to Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations

by Barbara DiTullio | Feb 7, 2014 | Allegheny County, Economic Justice, Employment, Equality, Pittsburgh

By Tara R. Pfeifer, WLP Staff Attorney Make sure your voice is heard on this issue, please sign this petition. On February 5, 2014, Susan Frietsche, Senior Staff Attorney at the Women’s Law Project (WLP), spoke at a press conference at Pittsburgh City Council and...

Working Mom Scores Preliminary Victory in Breast Pumping at Work Case

by Barbara DiTullio | Feb 5, 2014 | Employment, pregnant workers fairness, Women's Law Project, working mothers, working women

By Tara R. Pfeifer, WLP Staff Attorney Plaintiff, Bobbi Bockoras, won the first battle in a lawsuit against her employer, Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. (d/b/a Verallia North America), who she alleges discriminated and retaliated against her for asserting her right to...

Slow & Uneven Progress: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act at 35

by Barbara DiTullio | 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 This law superseded the U.S. Supreme Court’s misguided decisions in...

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

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 10, 2013 | Employment, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant workers fairness, Uncategorized, working mothers

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...

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