Watch our Deputy Director’s Testimony in Support of AB 1119 to Prevent Family Responsibilities Discrimination in California

The Center’s Deputy Director, Liz Morris, testified before the California State Assembly’s Labor and Employment Committee in support of the Bill AB 1119, which would make it illegal for California employers to discriminate against workers with family responsibilities.
Hearing on the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

The Center for WorkLife Law provides testimony in support of the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act to the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor.
New Report: Caring Locally for Caregivers

Roughly 41 million Americans are caretakers for adults. Our report with the AARP, Caring Locally for Caregivers: How State and Local Laws Protect Family Caregivers from Discrimination at Work, outlines laws throughout the U.S. that protect caregivers from workplace discrimination.
Working Parents, Know Your Rights!

WorkLife Law’s COVID-19 Helpline was recently featured in the New York Times Know Your Rights guide for working parents during the pandemic as a part of their “Primal Scream” expose on the impact of the coronavirus on working mothers in America.
Staff Attorney Juliana Franco Honored with Woman of Courage Award

WorkLife Law Staff Attorney Juliana Franco was recently honored as one of the first annual Jackie Speier Women of Courage. Juliana was recognized for her tireless work to protect the legal rights of low-wage workers, including pregnant and postpartum farmworkers in California. We’re so proud of you, Juliana!
New report on state and local laws protecting parents from discrimination at work

Our latest report Protecting Parents During COVID-19: State and Local Laws Prohibit Discrimination at Work outlines state and local laws throughout the U.S. that protect parents from work discrimination. According to the report, nearly 30% of workers are protected under these laws.
New groundbreaking report from WorkLife Law shows widespread breastfeeding discrimination

Our latest report, Exposed: Discrimination Against Breastfeeding Workers, analyzes breastfeeding legal cases from the last decade to document patterns of discrimination, and analyzes new data on the scope of existing state and federal laws to protect against discrimination. We found that 27.6 million women of childbearing age don’t have the basic protections needed by all breastfeeding workers.
4 Evidence-Based Steps To Rooting Out Gender and Racial Bias In Engineering
With the help of the Society of Women Engineers, the Center for WorkLife Law produced a comprehensive survey documenting in the real world what social psychologists have long observed in labs: that women and people of color experience workplace hurdles that do not exist for white men.
How We Can Reduce Workplace Bias Against Caregivers

Employers have failed to put in place policies that protect and support caregivers. Based on our review of 4,000 cases, we review efforts to reduce bias against caregivers in the workplace.
WorkLife Law Needs Your Help With National Bias Survey

WorkLife Law is launching the Bias at Work Survey, a new project from our Bias Interrupters initiative. Bias at Work is a national survey gathering real-world data on workplace bias from people all across the United States. We are asking women and men in any kind of work setting to share their experiences anonymously. Our researchers will analyze the survey data with the goal of creating tools that more accurately combat workplace bias and helps to advance workplace equity.
Take the survey— and share with your friends!