Care Comes of Age

The Center for WorkLife Law has met the moment since March 2020 by providing COVID-19 legal helpline services to workers and students struggling to protect their families and health without jeopardizing their livelihoods. Tynishia, a caller with a high-risk pregnancy, shared:
 
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.

 

The pandemic’s impact on family caregivers is not over. We continue to provide quality one-on-one assistance in English and Spanish to workers in crisis. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of recent callers served were people of color; 85% were women; and nearly 1/3 earn less than $20,000 annually, with another 1/3 earning less than $40,000.

WorkLife Law empowers family caregivers with their rights where they exist — and expands the law where they do not.

For 25 years, WorkLife Law has been a pioneer in advancing legal rights for family caregivers. Today, we are at an inflection point. Long-standing issues of discrimination against family caregivers are finally at the forefront of the American consciousness and are making their way into state and national legislatures. WorkLife Law translated lessons learned from the helpline into public policy solutions that we’ve advanced across the country. 

WorkLife Law Cares

 

WorkLife Law’s attorneys, researchers, and advocates are working tirelessly to ensure this moment produces meaningful change. We are fighting so that all mothers and families, regardless of race, income, or gender can build and maintain economic security through stable employment and educational opportunities.

 

This year:

 

Your generous support enables us to continue this critical work.

 

We are tremendously grateful for your commitment to a cause we care so deeply about.