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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is now an enforcement story
Nearly three years in, the PWFA has produced thousands of charges, the EEOC's first subpoena action under the law, and a steadily building docket.
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Business News reports on companies and investors shaping working life: quarterly results and restructuring, board appointments, ownership changes, and how venture capital is distributed across founders. Public commitments are checked against disclosed spending. For readers tracking the institutions behind their own conditions.
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Employer travel benefits for reproductive care became standard, then quiet
Roughly a third of large employers added abortion travel coverage after Dobbs, per survey data — but 2026 brings legal risk questions and thin utilization data.
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Women hold about 28 percent of Congress, and the number is stuck there
The 150 women sworn into the 119th Congress in January 2025 set a record share, but gains since have come in single seats, not waves.
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The EEOC rescinded its harassment guidance, and the statute didn't change
A 2-1 commission vote on January 22, 2026 withdrew the 2024 anti-harassment guidance, but Title VII — including Bostock — still binds employers.
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Title IX enters 2026 governed by the 2020 rule, with the Supreme Court next
A January 2025 federal court order vacated the 2024 Title IX regulations nationwide, and schools are operating under the older framework while major questions head to the justices.
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Equal Pay Day 2026 lands on March 26, and the number barely moved
The symbolic date, set by Census earnings data released in September 2025, shows women at about 81 cents on the dollar for full-time, year-round work.