Women's Right

The National Resource and Information Center (NRIC) at the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor was established in 1999 to provide constituents with the most direct means of access to information on issues of concern to working women, their families, and their employers. NRIC is accessible through two free phone numbers Internet, and offers updated information on Women's Bureau programs and publications as well as contacts for additional and supporting resources. Through their public education campaign, NRIC has strived hard to in alerting America's working women about their rights at their workplace. With a widely-identified base of brochures, women can access reader-friendly information on laws regarding sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, the Family and Medical Leave Act, age discrimination, wage discrimination, and disability discrimination. Supporting information includes publications from the Women's Bureau and related agencies on the aforementioned topics.