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Tell PA You Oppose Stripping Philadelphia’s Paid Sick Day Ordinance
We need your help. In February, Philadelphia passed earned sick day legislation. The ordinance was a long time coming and had been well-vetted with data. National Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that low-income workers, who are disproportionately women and...
If You Don’t Want to Wait Until 2072 For Equal Pay in PA
April 14 is Equal Pay Day. Why do we need a whole day to draw attention to the problem—and possible solutions—to gender-based wage discrimination? Because if we do nothing other than wait, Pennsylvania women will not earn equal pay until the year 2072. That’s 57 years...
“It Shall Be Fair”
By Sue Frietsche, WLP Senior Staff Attorney I spent Saturday, March 28 with about 40 women and a few men at a workshop called, “Women’s Rights on the Job: Building Knowledge, Power and Community.” The Women’s Law Project cosponsored this event, along with Working...
Philadelphia Debut of ‘The Hunting Ground’ & Discussion with Filmmaker
“Triumphant… a stirring call to action” - Indiewire The Hunting Ground is a moving new documentary from the Oscar-nominated filmmakers behind The Invisible War. Their new film explores the problem of sexual assault on college campuses, and the broad failure of...
What Young v. UPS Means for Pregnancy Discrimination in PA
The Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion yesterday in the landmark pregnancy discrimination case Peggy Young v. United Parcel Service. At issue is whether or not the company violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978. In short, the news is...
