WorkLife Law is a national advocacy and research organization that advances gender and racial equity by strengthening legal rights for pregnant people and family caregivers. Our work seeks to ensure all people have the freedom to build and maintain economic security through employment and educational opportunities, without having to sacrifice their health or their loved ones’ care.
WorkLife Law fights these and other problems by advancing policy change and providing direct legal support to workers and students in need.
Staff Attorney Leah Kennedy testified before the California Senate’s Governmental Organization Committee on June 23 in support of AB 1729 (Lee), a bill to modernize the state’s telework policy and require agencies to provide written justification before limiting remote work for state employees.
WorkLife Law is excited to welcome two legal externs to our team: Morgan Gaspar and Jenna Harris.
As temperatures rise, workers across the country are increasingly vulnerable to unsafe conditions on the job. To help protect pregnant workers from the dangers of extreme heat in the workplace, WorkLife Law has produced new resources.
