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skip to Main Content COVID-19 Alert: What you need to know about your workplace rights & ongoing legislative action. Click here >> Home Our Impact Our Campaigns Paid Leave Paid Sick Time Pregnant Workers Fairness Fair & Flexible Work Workplace Equality & Fair Pay Breastfeeding While Working LGBTQ & Chosen Families Defending Local Democracy Know Your Rights Resources Reports Paid Leave Paid Sick Time Pregnant Workers Fairness Fair & Flexible Work Workplace Equality & Fair Pay Breastfeeding While Working LGBTQ & Chosen Families Defending Local Democracy Newsroom ABB In The Media About History Timeline Southern Office Our Staff Board of Directors Contact Jobs Pro Bono Partnership Program Get Help Donate Search Which matters more: your job or your family? No one should have to choose. We all hope we can care for our loved ones when they need us the most. Yet for many workers, especially those with the fewest resources, a new baby or seriously ill family member can spell financial ruin. Gaps in our laws leave too many women and families on the brink. It doesn’t have to be this way. leverages the power of the law to ensure that no worker has to make the impossible choice between their job and their health or their family. When all working parents and caregivers have a fair shot in the workplace, our families, our communities, and our nation are healthier and stronger. Newsroom Read more We Stand with Activists Across the Country to Say Black Lives Matter June 3, 2020 is saddened and outraged by the ongoing, racist police and vigilante violence against Black people across the country, and we join Black leaders nationwide in demanding justice and meaningful reform. As we mourn for the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and so many others, we join over 400 other organizations in calling on Congress to address the police killings and violence against Black people, and to swiftly pass meaningful police reform legislation. Read more Read more COVID-19 and Your Workplace Rights: Caring for Yourself and Your Family (Including FAQs) March 19, 2020 If you have to take time off work sick or your workplace closes down, what are your legal rights? If your child’s school is closed, can you stay home? We're updating this page with all the information you need to know about ongoing action and your existing legal rights around paid sick time and paid family and medical leave. Read more Read more TIME Magazine Recognizes as Leader in Fight for Equality February 21, 2020 TIME writes: "At a time when there are more women than men in the U.S. workforce, Bakst says implementing fair work-life standards—including pregnancy accommodations, paid sick days, paid family and medical leave, and quality affordable childcare—is more important than ever: 'It’s absolutely essential for gender equality and for our nation’s economic security.'" Read more Honor Dads This Father’s Day by Informing Them About Their Workplace Rights! June 20, 2020 Today, we honor the millions of men in this country who care for children, and the millions more who provide care for an older family member or sick loved one. For dads and caregivers like Jeffrey everywhere, now more than ever, knowing their rights is critical. For example, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act covers many workers with paid sick leave to care for themselves and their loved ones when affected by the coronavirus, as well as paid family leave for use when a child’s school or place of care is closed. Read more This Juneteenth, Supporting Black Workers and Families June 19, 2020 June 19th marks the day in 1965 that Major General Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that enslaved people in the U.S. were freed, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln had issued his Emancipation Proclamation in 1963. Juneteenth has since become a popular annual day of reflection and a celebration of freedom and resilience within the African American community, particularly across the South. Read more A Major Step Forward for LGBTQ Equality in the Workplace June 16, 2020 Yesterday, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision on employment nondiscrimination that will provide critical protections for LGBTQ workers across the United States. The Court issued a 6-3 ruling in favor of the LGBTQ plaintiffs in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris Funeral Homes, three consolidated cases that challenged workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people. In no uncertain terms, the Court’s decision signifies a major victory for equal rights, as the court held that “[a]n employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.” Read more We Applaud the Passage of Paid Sick Leave Legislation in Colorado June 15, 2020 On June 15, the Colorado General Assembly passed SB 205, which will guarantee that workers across the state can earn a modest amount of paid sick leave. The bill will allow workers to care for themselves or a family member when sick or experiencing domestic abuse or sexual assault. Colorado joins 12 states, Washington D.C., and dozens of cities in establishing a basic legal right to paid sick time. Read more Precarious Workers & Paid Leave in the Time of Coronavirus June 12, 2020 The FFCRA's groundbreaking paid leave provisions provide essential protections to millions of workers, but a combination of statutory and regulatory exceptions potentially leave out as many as 106 million employees nationwide. For precarious workers who too often fall through the cracks of workplace protections, like temporary, part-time, and domestic workers, the law represents an unprecedented breakthrough with some significant and challenging gaps. Read more Victory: Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Minneapolis Paid Sick Time Law June 10, 2020 Today marks a historic victory for workers and local democracy in the Twin Cities: Minnesota’s Supreme Court —the highest court in the state—affirmed the city’s authority to give workers the opportunity to earn paid sick time. Against the backdrop of COVID-19, it is more important than ever that workers are able to take time off to care for their health and that of their loved ones without losing wages, which is exactly what the paid sick time law allows for. Read more On Moms’ Equal Pay Day, We Demand Justice for Black Mothers June 4, 2020 As advocates and activists across the country protest and organize against racism and ongoing police brutality and violence against Black people, we stand with our partners to demand justice for Black mothers this Moms’ Equal Pay Day. As recent events have laid bare, the racism embedded in our institutions threatens Black mothers’ health, livelihood, and lives. Our workplaces and the laws that govern them are no exception. Read more Justice for Workers: Our COVID-19 FAQ Series Can Help Workers Exercise Their Rights May 26, 2020 Especially as governments lift stay at home orders, it is important for workers to know their rights. We have released a series of videos from our legal experts to help workers understand their rights when affected by COVID-19, so they will be empowered to exercise them. Please join us in sharing these videos with the hashtag #JusticeForWorkers. Read more Nashville’s Council Urges Paid Sick Leave for All and Calls for More Local Autonomy May 22, 2020 The Metropolitan Council of Nashville, TN recently passed a resolution urging all employers in the city to provide immediate paid sick leave to their workers. The resolution further calls on Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly to restore legal authority for local governments to decide whether to guarantee paid leave within their cities. Read more Stories from Our Helpline: Workers Excluded from Federal Paid Leave Protections May 21, 2020 Through our free legal helpline, we’ve been hearing from workers across the country who are facing economic insecurity and struggling to care for themselves and their...