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Reports & Toolkits

Health Care Law Litigation
June 27, 2012
Opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have brought various lawsuits claiming that Congress lacked authority to pass the ACA but it is well-settled that the Commerce Clause of the Constitution allows Congress to make laws addressing national economic problems. The ACA addresses a national breakdown in the health insurance market that has resulted in widespread denials of coverage, limited access to health care, and increased health care costs. By addressing the economic impacts of the discrimination that women face in the health insurance market, it also falls within a long tradition of civil rights laws falling well within Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause.
State Child Care Assistance Policies Report Series
October 11, 2011
This nationwide annual analysis by the National Women's Law Center compares child care assistance policies from year to year and to and 2001 in four policy areas: income eligibility, waiting lists for assistance, copayment requirements and reimbursement rates for providers. Some states have made progress, but most states continue to be behind where they were in 2001.
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Fact Sheets

Title IX Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students: A Guide for Schools
June 19, 2012

This fact sheet provides a quick guide to schools for understanding how Title IX protects the rights of pregnant and parenting students by addressing many of the most frequently asked questions educators have about how to treat students who might be, are or have ever been pregnant.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012: What it Means for Low-Wage Women Workers
June 15, 2012

One year ago in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, a deeply divided Supreme Court in a narrow 5-4 decision limited workers’ ability to come together as a group to challenge discrimination by large employers. It dealt a particular blow to women in low-wage jobs, who make up a disproportionate share of the low-wage workforce. For this group of workers, the challenges of living on low wages are too often compounded by persistent workplace discrimination.  This fact sheet discusses the Equal Employmente Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012 and how it will affect low-wage women workers.
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Legal Briefs & Testimony

National Women's Law Center Files Brief in Ollier v. Sweetwater
May 22, 2013

The National Women's Law Center filed an amicus brief in the case Ollier v. Sweetwater in the 9th Circuit.  The case involves several questions of importance in the continuing effort to ensure that women and girls are treated equally in athletics.  In our brief, we focus on the validity and practicality of OCR’s three-part test, as well as the need to allow class retaliation suits, especially given the coach/team relationship.
National Women's Law Center files Amicus Brief in Sexual Harassment Case
May 15, 2013

The National Women’s Law Center filed an amicus brief in the Eighth Circuit in a case involving the contours of a school’s responsibility under Title IX to respond to harassment that occurs off-campus between two of its students.  The trial court had decided that because the college student was sexually assaulted at a privately-owned apartment building the school had no responsibility to investigate and respond to the assault once the student survivor reported it.  
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Coalition Action Materials

Strong Start for Children Partners
May 24, 2013

Download a full list of our national and state Strong Start for Children campaign partners.

Sample Letters to the Editor
May 20, 2013

How to use these Letters to the Editor:

  • Make it your own!
  • Add in state-specific facts (use your own and see below for other sources)
  • Do not feel limited by the approach or scope of these LTEs, try to keep the length the same – but you can strategically add or subtract details.
  • We’ve suggested places where you can add s
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Webinars & Presentations

Below are resources related to past NWLC webinars, conference calls and other presentations. Please see our list of upcoming calls & webinars.

 

2012 Reform Matters Conference Call Agendas
November 15, 2012

The Reform Matters conference calls are monthly conversations among women's health care and reproductive rights advocates to focus on health care reform policy at the state and federal levels, provide an on-going forum to learn from one another, and share experiences and questions that have come up in addressing various health care reform proposals. Calls take place the second Thursday of every month. This resource links to all of the Reform Matters agendas for the year 2012.
2011 Reform Matters Conference Call Agendas
February 09, 2011

The Reform Matters conference calls are monthly conversations among women's health care and reproductive rights advocates to focus on health care reform policy at the state and federal levels, provide an on-going forum to learn from one another, and share experiences and questions that have come up in addressing various health care reform proposals. Calls take place the second Thursday of every month. This resource links to all of the Reform Matters agendas for the year 2011.
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