Category: Gender and the Law
-
With Liberty and Justice for All, and Paid Parental Leave for Some: Spain Expands Access to Paid Parental Leave as the U.S. Continues to Fall Behind
—
by
A recent regional court decision in Murcia, Spain entitles single parents to the full amount of paid parental leave previously permitted only to married couples.[1] The regional court decision emerged from a Spanish constitutional court decision in November 2024, which prohibited discrimination against single parents’ children.[2] In 2022, Silvia Pardo Moreno became a single mother,[3]…
-
Behind the Bans: Navigating the Legal Landscape for Transgender Youth Rights in a Post-Dobbs Era
—
by
In 2023, the American Civil Liberties Union joined forces with two families to challenge an Idaho law criminalizing gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.[1] The two transgender teenagers in the lawsuit, identified as Pam Poe and Jane Doe because of their minor status, are both Idaho natives currently receiving the gender-affirming medical care which Idaho…
-
Everyone and Their Mother: Pursuing Protections for Pregnant Workers
—
by
This past June, new legislation went into effect that reflects a response to decades of discrimination against pregnant and new mothers in the workplace.[1] The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which will be administered and enforced by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), requires public and private sector employers with more than fifteen employees to provide…