President Trump signed an Executive Order today to dismantle much of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). “The order is an affront to our children and the future of our country,” said Jessica Lee, Co-Director of WorkLife Law and Co-Founder of WorkLife Law’s Pregnant Scholar Initiative. “While the Trump administration is not legally permitted to shut down the Department of Education, this order will accelerate major cuts that will shutter much of the Department’s work in practice— harming students and entire communities.” 

WorkLife Law is pleased to announce a new award of $75,000 by the California Access to Justice Commission’s Infrastructure and Innovation Grant Program that will expand legal support to working family caregivers. Through this critical funding, WorkLife Law will launch a pilot community-legal partnership with the Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center, empowering low-income caregivers in the Los Angeles area to access paid family leave and other workplace rights.

This week, WorkLife Law Co-Director Liz Morris trained Ob-Gyns on creating policy change to advance reproductive justice at ACOG’s 2025 Congressional Leadership Conference. Through the success story of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, participating healthcare providers learned about their role in supporting pregnant workers’ rights– from advocacy to implementation.