Liz Morris

Liz Morris is the deputy director of the Center for WorkLife Law and an adjunct law professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Liz advances workplace gender equality and promotes work-life balance for women and men alike. Her advocacy and research focus on expanding protections for pregnant and breastfeeding employees and students, improving employer scheduling practices to increase work-life stability for hourly workers, and addressing employment discrimination against caregivers and women. Liz’s writing has been featured by Harvard Business Review, Slate Magazine, and California Labor and Employment Law Review, among other publications. She speaks regularly at national conferences and has been quoted by media ranging from the Washington Post and Bloomberg News to Elle.

Prior to joining the Center for WorkLife Law, Liz practiced employment and labor law, representing working people in individual and class action lawsuits challenging unlawful employment practices. Liz received her J.D. from Stanford Law School and is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College.

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Childcare & Early Education Health Care Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

June 30, 2016

The Department of Labor announced last month that it will extend overtime protections to millions of additional workers, beginning in December. As many are celebrating the impact these new overtime rules will have on their pay, few have recognized that the rules come with a hidden benefit for mothers: a right to break time and a private (non-bathroom) space to pump breast milk for their babies.

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Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

May 11, 2016

Hearing a woman’s voice come over the intercom before takeoff, “this is your captain speaking,” can be a moving experience, even today: She made it! She beat the odds! A stirring sense of admiration as you check that your seatbelt is indeed securely fastened for takeoff. But women who work in roles traditionally held by men often face stereotypes and unfair treatment on the job. This was certainly true for four Frontier Airlines pilots who filed complaints yesterday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after Frontier denied their right to accommodations for pregnancy and...

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Family Economic Security Health Care Open Flexible Work

March 24, 2016

As a pregnant woman, there’s much to experience, much to do, and much to learn. You’ll navigate everything from whether you can still eat your favorite deli meat and change your cat’s litter, to the principles of your birth plan. Thankfully many women can count on dedicated prenatal care providers for guidance on issues ranging from vitamins and checkups, to complications and risks. But there’s something your prenatal care provider – despite the best of intentions – may miss. Most women continue working into their pregnancies. And many can do so safely without any adjustments in how, where,...

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New Labor Law Has a Hidden Benefit for Working Moms

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