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Bad Bill Alert: “Admitting Privileges” Coming to PA
Admitting privilege legislation is the latest trick deployed nationally by opponents of abortion rights to shrink the (already inadequate) number of abortion providers. That’s why it’s been all over the news for months. Recently, we learned the admitting privilege...
Philadelphia Passes Paid Earned Sick Days Bill
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff We did it! Philadelphia is now the 20th jurisdiction in the United States to guarantee certain workers the ability to earn paid sick days. The measure has been passed by City Council twice before, so it’s easy to say the third time’s a...
Women’s Law Project Heads to the Pennsylvania Progressive Summit
As a non-profit Pennsylvania-based organization dedicated to advancing the legal status of women and girls, we are, of course, heading up to Harrisburg for the Progressive Summit today. These are a few of the panels that you will not want to miss: At 11AM on Saturday,...
Catch Up on News You Might Have Missed in January
It’s a new dawn, a new day, a new… legislative session in Pennsylvania. There’s no time to waste: we’re working toward bills to close the loophole in equal pay law, protect equal access to reproductive healthcare services, and to end pregnancy discrimination at work …...
WLP Supports Passage of Philadelphia Earned Paid Sick Day Bill
Today, Philadelphia City Council is holding a hearing on the merits of proposed bill mandating earned paid-sick leave for certain employees. This is the third hearing on the issue since 2011. Mayor Nutter has vetoed earned paid sick-day legislation twice, then...
