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Sep 03, 2024
Civil Rights Groups Tell Federal Appeals Court that Protections for Pregnant Workers Cover Abortion Care  
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, a broad coalition of labor, workers’ rights, and gender justice organizations — led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Arka...
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Jun 11, 2024
Civil Rights Groups Submit Brief in Support of Landmark Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
More than 20 Workers’ Rights, Gender Justice, and Faith Organizations Submit an Amicus Brief Opposing Attacks on Workplace Accommodations
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Dec 22, 2022
ACLU Applauds Senate Passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
These bills will expand and protect rights for pregnant and nursing workers forced to choose between their health and their job
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Dec 08, 2022
ACLU Condemns Failure to Vote on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in the Senate
WASHINGTON — Despite bipartisan support in Congress and overwhelming public support, a vote on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act called for by Sen. Bob Casey and supported by Sen...
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Oct 06, 2022
Coast Guard Cadet Reaches Settlement with Coast Guard Academy Over Policy Banning Parents
CONTACT:Gillian Branstetter, ACLU, gbranstetter@aclu.orgMeghan Holden, ACLU Foundation of Connecticut, media@acluct.orgAlex Johnson, Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic,...
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Court case: Olson v. Mayorkas et al.
Dec 08, 2021
Coast Guard Academy Sued Over Unconstitutional Policy Banning Parents
HARTFORD, Conn. — Isaak Olson, a former cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, filed a federal lawsuit today over the academy’s policy of prohibiting cadets from being parents....
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
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