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Split Ruling on Lawsuit to Block Philadelphia’s Equal Pay Ordinance
This week, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued an order granting in part and denying in part a motion brought by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia on behalf of members such as Comcast Corporation, Children’s Hospital of...
Friday, November 30
Why Raising the Minimum Wage is a Worker's Issue AND a Woman's Issue
Pennsylvania has become an island of poverty wages. At $7.25 per hour, we have the lowest minimum wage allowed by federal law. A woman working full time for Pennsylvania’s minimum wage earns just $14,500 annually— thousands of dollars below the poverty line for a...
How to Improve Policy Re: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in Pennsylvania
Today, WLP Managing Attorney Terry L. Fromson shared our recommendations for reforming laws regarding sexual harassment in the workplace in Pennsylvania while testifying at the Pennsylvania House Committee on Labor and Industry public hearing on harassment and sexual...
Urgent: Help Us Fight the Latest Attack on Reproductive Rights in Pennsylvania
HB2050 is yet another unconstitutional abortion restriction that anti-choice radicals in the Pennsylvania Legislature have been advancing despite no public debate and opposition of relevant medical professionals. We expect a vote on final passage as early as today....
