Women's Rights
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132 Women's Rights Cases
Connecticut
Nov 2013
Women's Rights
Service Women's Action Network v. Department of Defense
Thousands of service members each year are estimated to have experienced some form of military sexual trauma (MST), including rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. These acts occur nearly twice as often within military ranks as they do within civilian society.
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Connecticut
Nov 2013
Women's Rights
Service Women's Action Network v. Department of Defense
Thousands of service members each year are estimated to have experienced some form of military sexual trauma (MST), including rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. These acts occur nearly twice as often within military ranks as they do within civilian society.
Court Case
Nov 2013
Women's Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Bockoras v. Saint Gobain Verallia North America
A Port Allegany glass factory worker asserts in a civil complaint and an EEOC charge that she was discriminated against and harassed because she needed to pump breast milk at work following the birth of her child.
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Court Case
Nov 2013
Women's Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Bockoras v. Saint Gobain Verallia North America
A Port Allegany glass factory worker asserts in a civil complaint and an EEOC charge that she was discriminated against and harassed because she needed to pump breast milk at work following the birth of her child.
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013
Women's Rights
Racial Justice
Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.
Whether housing policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities and women violate the anti-discrimination provision of the federal Fair Housing Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013
Women's Rights
Racial Justice
Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.
Whether housing policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities and women violate the anti-discrimination provision of the federal Fair Housing Act.
Court Case
Oct 2013
Women's Rights
Burgbacher v. Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Colorado have filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a notice of claim against a Jefferson County public charter school that fired a teacher for asserting her right to pump breast milk while at work, in violation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws. A notice of claim is typically filed to signal intent to file a formal lawsuit.
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Court Case
Oct 2013
Women's Rights
Burgbacher v. Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Colorado have filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a notice of claim against a Jefferson County public charter school that fired a teacher for asserting her right to pump breast milk while at work, in violation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws. A notice of claim is typically filed to signal intent to file a formal lawsuit.
Court Case
Oct 2013
Women's Rights
UPS and Pregnancy Discrimination
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today against the United Parcel Service (UPS) for unfairly forcing a pregnant driver, Julie Mayer, to take unpaid leave, refusing to accommodate her with light-duty work and forcing her to lose her health insurance just before the birth of her child.
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Court Case
Oct 2013
Women's Rights
UPS and Pregnancy Discrimination
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today against the United Parcel Service (UPS) for unfairly forcing a pregnant driver, Julie Mayer, to take unpaid leave, refusing to accommodate her with light-duty work and forcing her to lose her health insurance just before the birth of her child.