
Labor Department Guidance Says Workers Can’t Be Forced to Exhaust Their Accrued Paid Leave While on FMLA Leave and Receiving State Paid Leave Benefits
by Udochi Onwubiko | Feb 12, 2025 | Family Medical Leave Act
As more states enact paid family and medical leave, it is important that workers understand their options for making decisions that best support their leave needs. New guidance from the Labor Department clarifies the interaction of FMLA leave, employer-provided leave, and state leave benefits.

It’s Jobs Day during Black History Month, let’s take a deep dive into Black women’s economic situation! | #JobsDay February 2025
by Anwesha Majumder | Feb 7, 2025 | Fair Pay
Black History Month is a reminder that economic disparities for Black women have a deeply rooted history that we haven’t yet addressed – and are poised to worsen under Trump administration attacks

NEWS: New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana
by Repro Health Watch | Feb 6, 2025 | Repro Health Watch
New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country.

Pronatalism on Trial: Analyzing the Amended Complaint in the Lawsuit Against Mifepristone
by Rolonda Donelson | Feb 6, 2025 | Reproductive Rights
This blog post explains new pronatalist arguments in the lawsuit filed by three states that challenges the FDA approval of mifepristone.

NEWS: Trump reinstates the ‘global gag rule’ on abortion
by Repro Health Watch | Jan 30, 2025 | Repro Health Watch
President Donald Trump has directed his administration to block global aid recipients from telling patients about abortion – a move that could weaken reproductive health care worldwide.

Asian and Black women lead union growth in 2024, but threats to workers’ rights loom
by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Anwesha Majumder | Jan 28, 2025 | Fair Pay
Today’s release of union data showed women of color and part-time workers led the gains in union membership growth in 2024. Asian women see the largest increase in union membership rates, despite little change in overall share of union membership.

Why did the gender wage gap widen for the first time in a generation?
by Anwesha Majumder | Jan 27, 2025 | Fair Pay
The gender wage gap, a key metric used to assess progress towards gender equality in the workplace, grew significantly last year, marking the first time since 2003 that the wage gap grew.

NEWS: Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide
by Repro Health Watch | Jan 23, 2025 | Repro Health Watch
Pharmacists have begun prescribing abortion pills, not simply dispensing the medication – a development intended to broaden abortion access by taking advantage of rules that give them prescribing ability in most states.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Is Also Trump’s Inauguration Day. We Must Keep Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy.
by Jocelyn Frye | Jan 17, 2025 | Other
Each year, the holiday dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminds us of his remarkable contributions in the fight for civil rights and freedom and his powerful legacy that continues to serve as a beacon of hope. In 2025, the holiday falls on...

NEWS: New Mexico Supreme Court ruling strikes down local abortion restrictions
by Repro Health Watch | Jan 16, 2025 | Repro Health Watch
Pharmacists have begun prescribing abortion pills, not simply dispensing the medication – a development intended to broaden abortion access by taking advantage of rules that give them prescribing ability in most states.

Overburdened and Underserved: How Rural Women Fall through the Cracks
by Anna Derrick | Jan 15, 2025 | Reproductive Rights
Women in rural areas face numerous barriers to equitable and comprehensive care. A combination of geographic isolation, economic barriers and systemic neglect means that care is difficult to afford and nearly impossible to access, having tangible consequences for the health of rural women.

What does a second Trump term mean for the economic prospects of women in 2025? | #JobsDay January 2025
by Anwesha Majumder | Jan 10, 2025 | Fair Pay
New year, new jobs data. Today, the first jobs report of 2025 gives us a comprehensive picture of how workers fared in the economy in all of 2024. Overall, many macroeconomic indicators – unemployment, jobs added and earnings – remained robust through the end of 2024.