Center for WorkLife Law

The Center for WorkLife Law, at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, is an advocacy and research organization that seeks to advance gender and racial equity at work and in education. Founded by Director Joan C. Williams in 1997, WorkLife Law pioneered the area of law that protects working caregivers from discrimination and has been a national leader in the field ever since. WorkLife Law’s current initiatives include preventing discrimination against family caregivers; promoting legal rights for pregnant and lactating workers; equipping companies with tools to interrupt bias in the workplace; operating the nation’s first and only legal resource center for pregnant and parenting students; and ensuring equitable access to benefits for workers. The Center provides direct assistance to workers and students in need, and also addresses inequality at a structural level by developing and implementing concrete, evidence-based interventions and changing public policy at the state and national levels. WorkLife Law’s initiatives help ensure that families are able to build and maintain financial security through stable employment and educational opportunities.

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