Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 15, 2024 – Today, the Biden Administration published a final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), landmark legislation...
Abortion Access in Jeopardy: June Medical Services v. Gee
Abortion access in the nation is yet again under severe threat as the Supreme Court considers a challenge to a Louisiana admitting privileges law known as Act 620. Act 620 requires physicians who provide abortion to maintain admitting privileges with a hospital within...
Seven Reasons Confirming Brett Kavanaugh Would Be Terrible for Women
National Partnership Letter to Senate Opposing Nomination of Stuart Kyle Duncan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
National Partnership Letter to Congress Opposing Nomination of Don R. Willett to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
As an organization that is dedicated to expanding opportunities for women, promoting reproductive health and rights, access to quality affordable health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family, the National Partnership for...
National Partnership Letter to Congress Opposing Nomination of Stuart Kyle Duncan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
As an organization that is dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and promoting reproductive health and rights, access to quality affordable health care and fairness in the workplace, the National Partnership for Women & Families writes to express strong...
Standing Up for Women and Families in 2017
In 2017, the National Partnership for Women & Families is urging members of Congress and the administration to stand up for women and families by supporting the following legislative agenda.
Women’s Community Letter to Congress on Judge Neil Gorsuch
The Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court: A Threat to Women, Workers and All Those Who Fact Discrimination
Judge Gorsuch's elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court would be devastating for all who care about women's health and rights and about stopping discrimination.
Standing Up for Women & Families in 2016
In 2016, the National Partnership for Women & Families is urging members of Congress to stand up for women and families by supporting the following legislative agenda.
Standing Up for Women & Families in 2014
In 2014, the National Partnership for Women & Families is urging members of Congress to stand up for women and families by supporting the following legislative agenda.
Amicus Brief: Walmart v. Betty Dukes
On Writ of Certiorari To the United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit ________ BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE U.S. WOMEN’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES, AND CALIFORNIA WOMEN LAWYERS IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS
Amicus Brief: Frank Ricci et al. v. John Destefano et al.
This Court and Congress have long made clear that Title VII prohibits both disparate impact and disparate treatment discrimination as coequal and complementary components of the Civil Rights Act’s commitment to equal opportunity in the workplace.
Amicus Brief for the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals: Ingrid Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
A 2009 friend-of-the-court brief arguing that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama improperly concluded that Reeves did not present evidence of gender-based workplace harassment, and urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit not...
Amicus Brief for the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals: Mary Lou Mikula v. Allegheny County of Pennsylvania
Amicus Brief for the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Lynette Harris v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
A 2009 friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reverse the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, which failed to recognize the gender bias and sexual harassing environment of...
Amicus Brief for the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C.: Mary Kate Breeden v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
No one should have to choose between family needs and employment. Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654 (2006) (“FMLA”) in 1993 to ensure that workers could take unpaid leave to care for a new child or seriously ill family member (or...
Amicus Brief for the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Peggy Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Appellant Peggy Young, a driver for United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) delivering packages sent by air, asked her employer for a “light duty” assignment after her doctor recommended that she not lift more than twenty pounds while pregnant.
Amicus Brief for the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Maria Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms, Inc.
The following amici submit this brief, with the consent of the parties, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant’s argument that an employee triggers the entitlement to job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by notifying the employer of the need...
Amicus Brief: Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC
Bios: Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals
Daniel A. Coleman was born February 18th, 1952, in Baltimore, Maryland. The second youngest of eight children, he was the first male in his family to graduate from college. He attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he studied...