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Legal Research Guide
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included several provisions for modernizing state unemployment insurance systems, such as providing access to unemployment insurance benefits to various groups who were not previously covered by state laws, including victims of domestic violence.
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This report, later published in Domestic Violence Report 65 (June/July 2009), explains the connection between economic and personal security for women and family assistance, and focuses on the critical role that family assistance plays in enabling poor women and families to escape abuse and overcome poverty.
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Provides information and resources for dealing with pregnancy in the workplace. Includes information on applicable laws, employer discrimination against pregnant women, maternity leave, disability leave for pregnancy, and ways to improve the employment situation.
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A 2001 speech published in the Women's Rights Law Report about California's innovation in gender justice in the courts.
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A compilation of readily-replicated steps taken by state courts nationwide in response to the recommendations of their task forces on gender bias in the courts, such as bench books, codes of conduct complaint procedures, implementation of gender-neutral language, and legislation in substantive law areas.
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NJEP was the catalyst for a series of task forces to examine gender bias in court systems across the country. New Jersey was the first state to establish a Supreme Court Task Force on Women in the Courts. This article assesses the status of the New Jersey task force's recommendations and evaluates the task force’s impact on substantive judicial decision-making and the treatment of women in court environments. 12 Women’s Rts. L. Rep. 313 (1991)
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This manual provides strategies for creating, implementing, and institutionalizing task forces on gender bias in the courts. It provides information on data collection, dissemination, how to implement and monitor reforms, and more.