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Justice in Pregnancy-Discrimination Case: Firing Employee on Basis of Lactation is Sex Discrimination
Does discharging a female employee because she is lactating constitute sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act? In a binding decision on May 30th, the United...
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Important State Bills for Families Advance in Legislature
ERA-Sponsored Bill Enhancing Anti-Discrimination Protections for Working Families Clears California Senate On May 29, the California State Senate passed SB 404, a bill authored by Senator Hannah-Beth...
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Champion of Justice Saru Jayaraman to Be Honored For Workers’ Rights Activism
(SAN FRANCISCO) Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) is proud to announce that workers rights’ activist Saru Jayaraman is the 2013 recipient of the Champion of Justice Award. The award, to be presented at... read more
Study: More Women Than Ever Are Breadwinners
Women make up 47 percent of the workforce and, according to a new Pew Research Center study, women are also the breadwinners in 40 percent of American households. That number is up nearly 30 percent... read more
