A Better Balance

Overview

A Better Balance is a national nonprofit legal advocacy organization founded in 2006. It focuses on promoting justice in the workplace, particularly for women, caregivers, and individuals with health needs. The organization works to ensure that all workers can care for themselves and their loved ones without compromising their economic security or employment.

The organization engages in policy and legislative advocacy, researching and promoting laws that protect workers' rights. Notable achievements include the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which mandates reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. A Better Balance also provides legal assistance through a free helpline and litigates cases to defend workers' rights, impacting over 1.5 million individuals. Their efforts have contributed to the enactment of paid sick time laws and paid family and medical leave programs in multiple states, benefiting millions of workers, especially those from marginalized communities.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 212-430-5982
• Website: abetterbalance.org
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/a-better-balance

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Caregiver discrimination cases
• Community outreach
• Civil rights
• Strategic litigation
• Work-family policies
• Federal policy advocacy
• Caregiver rights
• Policy drafting
• Public policy influence
• Advocacy campaigns
• Racial justice
• Labor law
• Worker rights
• Disability rights
• Public education on workers' rights
• Litigation to expand legal protections
• Fair scheduling
• Advocacy for low-wage workers
• Pregnancy discrimination lawsuits
• Federal paid leave laws
• Worker empowerment
• Campaigns against abusive attendance policies
• Federal legislation
• LGBTQ workplace protections
• Legal research
• Paid family and medical leave
• Civil rights law
• Litigation support
• Gender equality
• Enforcement of paid leave laws
• Public education campaigns
• Legal advocacy
• Policy reform
• Worker protections
• State and local laws
• Work-family justice
• LGBTQ family protections
• LGBTQ+ workplace rights
• Economic security
• Public policy campaigns
• Caregiving support
• Workplace pregnancy accommodations
• Coalition building
• Community legal support
• Discrimination enforcement
• Gender justice
• Labor rights
• Amici briefs
• Policy analysis and drafting
• Workplace protections
• Workplace accommodations
• Access to childcare
• Pregnancy rights
• Workplace equality
• Employment discrimination
• Advocacy for racial and gender justice
• Law reform
• Lawsuits against employers for discrimination
• Public education
• Rights for pregnant students
• Legal support for marginalized communities
• Employment law
• State paid sick leave laws
• Pregnancy discrimination
• Disability accommodations
• Strategic litigation for work-family laws
• Racial justice advocacy
• Access to eldercare
• Supportive work policies
• Paid sick time
• Community legal education
• State legislation

Technologies Used

• Circle
• Gmail
• Google Apps
• Remote