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131 Women's Rights Cases
Nov 2013
![Bockoras v. Saint Gobain Verallia North America](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Bockoras v. Saint Gobain Verallia North America
A Port Allegany glass factory worker asserts in a civil complaint and an EEOC charge that she was discriminated against and harassed because she needed to pump breast milk at work following the birth of her child.
Status: Ongoing
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![Bockoras v. Saint Gobain Verallia North America](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Women's Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Bockoras v. Saint Gobain Verallia North America
A Port Allegany glass factory worker asserts in a civil complaint and an EEOC charge that she was discriminated against and harassed because she needed to pump breast milk at work following the birth of her child.
Nov 2013
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013
![Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.
Whether housing policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities and women violate the anti-discrimination provision of the federal Fair Housing Act.
Status: Closed (Dismissed)
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![Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
U.S. Supreme Court
Women's Rights
Racial Justice
Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.
Whether housing policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities and women violate the anti-discrimination provision of the federal Fair Housing Act.
Oct 2013
Status: Closed (Dismissed)
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Ohio
Oct 2013
![Jennifer Maudlin v. Inside Out, Inc., et al](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Jennifer Maudlin v. Inside Out, Inc., et al
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio filed a lawsuit on behalf of Springfield, OH resident Jennifer Maudlin, a single mother of two, against Inside Out, a religiously-based community organization.
Status: Ongoing
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![Jennifer Maudlin v. Inside Out, Inc., et al](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Ohio
Women's Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Jennifer Maudlin v. Inside Out, Inc., et al
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio filed a lawsuit on behalf of Springfield, OH resident Jennifer Maudlin, a single mother of two, against Inside Out, a religiously-based community organization.
Oct 2013
Status: Ongoing
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Oct 2013
![Burgbacher v. Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Burgbacher v. Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado have filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a notice of claim against a Jefferson County public charter school that fired a teacher for asserting her right to pump breast milk while at work, in violation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws. A notice of claim is typically filed to signal intent to file a formal lawsuit.
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![Burgbacher v. Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Women's Rights
Burgbacher v. Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado have filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a notice of claim against a Jefferson County public charter school that fired a teacher for asserting her right to pump breast milk while at work, in violation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws. A notice of claim is typically filed to signal intent to file a formal lawsuit.
Oct 2013
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Oct 2013
![UPS and Pregnancy Discrimination](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
UPS and Pregnancy Discrimination
The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today against the United Parcel Service (UPS) for unfairly forcing a pregnant driver, Julie Mayer, to take unpaid leave, refusing to accommodate her with light-duty work and forcing her to lose her health insurance just before the birth of her child.
Status: Ongoing
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![UPS and Pregnancy Discrimination](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Women's Rights
UPS and Pregnancy Discrimination
The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today against the United Parcel Service (UPS) for unfairly forcing a pregnant driver, Julie Mayer, to take unpaid leave, refusing to accommodate her with light-duty work and forcing her to lose her health insurance just before the birth of her child.
Oct 2013
Status: Ongoing
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