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National Women’s Law Circle

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  Sarah David Heydemann · [email protected]
October 22, 2019 at 9:01 PM

Tell Congress to Support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act NOW!

NWLC Demand stronger protections against pregnancy discrimination!   Dear John, Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act more than 40 years ago, yet for far too many people, being pregnant at work still leads to being fired, pushed on to unpaid leave …
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  Melissa Boteach · [email protected]
October 18, 2019 at 2:31 PM

Time’s Running Out to Stop Trump’s Attack on Housing.

NWLC One. More. Day.   Hi John, Today is the LAST day to do everything we can to stop the Trump administration’s latest attempt to roll back our civil rights — this time on a key tool for fighting housing discrimination called disparate impact theory. …
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  Maya Raghu · [email protected]
October 15, 2019 at 8:36 PM

Tell Congress to Pass the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act!

NWLC On this #MeToo Anniversary, demand stronger protections against workplace harassment and discrimination! Dear John, Today marks two years since #MeToo went viral, when survivors all over the country put a spotlight on the prevalent and insidious nature of sexual violence and hara…
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  Hannah Finnie · [email protected]
October 7, 2019 at 3:31 PM

On the Basis of Sex

NWLC Yup, still a thing.   Hi John, Sabrina here — wait no, that’s not right. I guess I’ve gotten just as used to hearing from Sabrina and relying on her #hottakes on all things gender justice as you have, John! Well, the bad news is I’m not Sabrina. The good…
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  Gretchen Borchelt · [email protected]
October 4, 2019 at 5:01 PM

BREAKING: Supreme Court Takes Up Abortion Case

NWLC Precedent is on our side — but we must be vigilant.   Dear John, Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to review an erroneous lower court decision on abortion. In the case — called June Medical Services v. Gee — Louisiana is defending an anti-abortion la…
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  Emily Martin · [email protected]
September 30, 2019 at 2:31 PM

Tell the EEOC: Don’t Hide the Wage Gap

NWLC It has been a RIDE.   Dear John, Despite Ivanka Trump’s claims to the contrary, the Trump administration must REALLY hate equal pay. Back in 2017, the administration violated the law by abruptly abandoning the EEO-1 pay data collection initiative begun u…
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  Melissa Boteach · [email protected]
September 26, 2019 at 2:56 PM

Help Stop Covert Discrimination In Housing.

NWLC Who you are shouldn’t determine where you can live.   Hi John, Here are the numbers on “disparate impact theory” — a key civil rights protection safeguarding people from discrimination in housing: 45: How many years disparate impact theory has been a cr…
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  Emily Martin · [email protected]
September 16, 2019 at 2:16 PM

DEADLINE: Comments Due to the DOL TODAY!

NWLC Fight back against discrimination. Dear John, Today is the deadline to submit a comment to the Trump administration about its outrageous and harmful proposed rule that would allow employers who are federal contractors to discriminate against their employees under the guise of “re…
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  Emily Martin · [email protected]
September 10, 2019 at 2:16 PM

Tell Congress to Pass the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act NOW!!

NWLC Demand strengthened protections against workplace harassment and discrimination!   Dear John, How do we actually put a stop to workplace harassment once and for all? We have to fundamentally change the systems and laws that so often work against those wh…
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  Emily Martin · [email protected]
September 9, 2019 at 6:32 PM

Tell the DOL: Don’t Use Religion to Discriminate Against Working People

NWLC Go on the record opposing the Trump administration’s blatant attempts to discriminate.   Dear John, Since President Trump took office, his administration has proposed numerous regulations that would allow employers and businesses to use their personal be…
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  Melissa Boteach · [email protected]
August 28, 2019 at 3:16 PM

Take Action: Save SNAP from Trump!

NWLC Tell the USDA that the proposed rule to restrict eligibility for SNAP is a harmful attack against women, children, and families.   Dear John, Last month, the Trump administration published a new proposed rule targeting women, girls, and working families …
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  Gretchen Borchelt  · [email protected]
August 8, 2019 at 7:16 PM

Demand Trump & Pence Stop Their Proposed Rule to Roll Back Health Care Protections

NWLC Five days left to submit your comment to tell this administration to put patients first.   "John, our records show you’ve had an abortion, we can’t help you.” “I won’t treat trans people — John, please seek care somewhere else.” “John, since you are preg…
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  Sabrina Joy Stevens · [email protected]
August 6, 2019 at 6:16 PM

Need some good news?

NWLC States are answering #MeToo’s call to action.   John, the violence this weekend in Chicago, El Paso, and Dayton was just the latest heartbreaking reminder that our country needs to get serious about solving our appalling gun violence problem. Text MITCH …
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  Yumhee Park · [email protected]
July 31, 2019 at 3:11 PM

Tell the Trump-Pence Administration: Stop the Roll Back of the Health Care Rights Law

NWLC If you ever need health care, this rule could impact you. Demand this administration put patients first.   Dear John, Sometimes, discrimination isn’t obvious. A couple of years ago, my mom, whose first language is Korean, called to tell me about a doctor…
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  Kelli Garcia · [email protected]
July 23, 2019 at 4:31 PM

FREE WEBINAR TMRW @ 7 PM ET: How Millennials and Gen Z Can Fight Back Against Discrimination in Health Care

NWLC Find out how the Health Care Rights Law protects you and how to fight back against the recent attacks on the law.   Dear John, Thanks for reading my message last week and sharing your story about facing discrimination when trying to access health car…
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  Kelli Garcia · [email protected]
July 19, 2019 at 2:31 PM

FW: Tell the Trump-Pence Administration: Don’t Roll Back the Health Care Rights Law

NWLC Our health care matters too much to not get involved. John, I know firsthand what it’s like to be faced with a doctor who seemed to be treating the stereotype of a Latinx woman, rather than treating me, the patient in front of him. If you, like me, have ever been afraid of being …
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  Stephanie Hernandez · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 8:31 PM

Take Action: Congress Votes on Raising the Minimum Wage TOMORROW!

NWLC It’s your last chance to tell Congress to pass the Raise the Wage Act!   Dear John, The House of Representatives is voting on the Raise the Wage Act TOMORROW! If the bill passes, we are one step closer to a $15 federal minimum wage — and it’s about t…
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  Sabrina Joy Stevens · [email protected]
July 16, 2019 at 4:48 PM

When abortion rights are under attack...

NWLC What do we do? Rise up & fight back!   Hey, John. The Trump administration’s relentlessly cruel attacks on immigrants of color are at odds with everything we believe in. If you’re outraged want to do something about it, check out this list of ways to…
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  Sarah · [email protected]
July 10, 2019 at 8:06 PM

Why I Don’t Have Access to No-Cost Birth Control

NWLC Congress can right this wrong.   Dear John, I found out the hard way that non-active duty servicemembers and their families don’t have access to the same no-cost birth control coverage as everyone else. The fact that military families like mine have to t…
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  Emily Martin · [email protected]
July 10, 2019 at 2:34 PM

FW: It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage NOW

NWLC Congress must pass the Raise the Wage Act.     Dear John, Congress has failed to raise the federal minimum wage for more than a decade, while women and families are struggling to afford the rising costs of basic needs like food, shelter, and medical care. Working…
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  Melissa Boteach · [email protected]
July 8, 2019 at 7:17 PM

DEADLINE: Tell Secretary Carson to Keep Immigrant Families Together

NWLC Time is running out. Tomorrow is the deadline to tell HUD that you oppose their cruel proposal to evict hundreds of thousands of families.   Dear John, Time is running out to oppose yet another attack on immigrant families — Secretary of Housing and Urba…
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  Gretchen Borchelt  · [email protected]
July 2, 2019 at 3:16 PM

Tell the Trump-Pence Administration: Don’t Roll Back the Health Care Rights Law

NWLC Our health care matters too much to stay silent.   Dear John, We should all be able to access the health care we need without fear of being turned away, shamed, or treated unfairly. Yet, the Trump-Pence administration is once again trying to introduce di…
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  NWLC · [email protected]
June 30, 2019 at 9:02 PM

[DEADLINE] No extensions

NWLC Needed: people to fight for gender justice Dear John, We don’t see your name on our list of our End of Fiscal Year Campaign, John, and there are no extensions for this campaign. Every dollar we raise by midnight tonight will help determine how aggressively we can fight in the mon…
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  [Urgent] National · [email protected]
June 30, 2019 at 1:32 PM

STATUS PENDING: John xxxxxx

NWLC Needed: people to fight for gender justice   John, It probably seems like a fresh assault is launched on our reproductive rights every day — and that’s actually an understatement. Over 400 attempts to restrict abortion have been introduced in states thi…
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