Politics Apr 03 Worker rights agency chief signals shift of focus to Trump’s campaign to stamp out By Alexandra Olson, Claire Savage, Associated Press
Politics Feb 15 EEOC moves to drop transgender discrimination cases to comply with Trump’s order Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with… By Claire Savage, Alexandra Olson, Associated Press
Politics Sep 12 Does this anti-discrimination law protect LGBTQ workers? 3 cases ask Supreme Court to decide The part of Title VII that bars employers from discriminating "because of...sex" is at the heart of three cases that the Supreme Court will hear Oct. 8, during the first week of the new 2019 term. By Marcia Coyle
Nation Jan 08 Does sexual harassment training work? Will companies respond to the #MeToo movement by pouring more money into trainings or will they focus on developing other solutions?… By Rhana Natour
Nation Mar 31 Data: How does the U.S. women’s soccer team pay compare to the men? Members of the U.S. women's national soccer team filed a complaint with the federal government this week for being paid less than their male counterparts. By Laura Santhanam
Mar 31 Five top female players sue U.S. Soccer over unequal pay By News Desk Five prominent members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team are filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charging U.S. Soccer with wage discrimination. Continue reading
Jan 29 Obama: More work needed to close the pay gap for women, minorities By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expanding a data collection program aimed at ferreting out abuses of equal pay laws. Continue reading
Jan 29 In Signing First Bill Into Law, Obama Touts Equal-pay for All By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law Thursday, an equal-pay measure championed by labor and women's rights backers, reversing a 2007 Supreme Court decision that made it harder to sue for pay discrimination. Continue reading