By Democracy Forward, NIWR, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Legal Defense Fund
Disparate impact claims have long helped dismantle unjust barriers to opportunity—ensuring fairer access to housing, education, and economic stability. But these vital civil rights protections are now under threat.
Workers have the right to join together to improve their wages and working conditions, even without a union. This fact sheet, developed in partnership with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, […]
On May 19, 2025, the Louisiana House of Representatives passed H.B. 685, a bill that would prohibit state agencies and public higher education institutions from making any efforts to promote […]
In his inaugural address on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump declared, “We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based.”[1] Subsequently, President Trump issued a series of executive […]
Download Fact Sheet Both union and non-union employees have these rights under federal law: Some violations are obvious, like when an employer fires an outspoken union supporter. But violations in […]
The National Institute for Workers’ Rights, National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), and A Better Balance recently filed an amicus brief with the Fourth Circuit in the matter of Shipton v. […]