
Care Comes of Age
I wanted to inform you how phenomenal, professional, and punctual [WorkLife Law helpline counselors] have been with my case. The two of them played a very substantial role in getting me what I needed. The result of my case ended in my favor due to their outstanding assistance [during] the most drastic time of my life.
WorkLife Law empowers family caregivers with their rights where they exist — and expands the law where they do not.
WorkLife Law Cares
- WorkLife Law launched Dar a Luz: Legal Rights for Farmworkers in Pregnancy and Postpartum to empower farmworkers across the state of California to access the paid leave benefits they need to avoid exposure to toxic pesticides that can cause devastating health impacts for their pregnancies and babies.
- WorkLife Law’s report Exposed Discrimination Against Breastfeeding Workers supplied stories and data that have served as the national rallying cry for the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act, which passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support and support from the White House . We fueled the fight at the state level with Winning New Rights for Lactating Workers: An Advocate’s Toolkit
- WorkLife Law continued shaping the public narrative around COVID-19 and caregiving at the intersections of gender, race, and class. We've shared our ideas in the LA Times , New York Times , TIME , PBS News Hour, and Harvard Business Review .
- WorkLife Law supported our partners’ advocacy around the country by serving as a legal resource center for community organizers, healthcare providers, attorneys, and government officials to advance the rights of family caregivers at work and school.
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