Profile:

As the Economic Literacy Fellow with the DC Employment Justice Center, Anne provided direct legal services, advocacy, and education to low income women workers, and assisted clients with pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, and Family Medical Leave Act claims. Anne also worked on policies to economically empower women, including advancing the rights and responsibilities of women under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families' (TANF) welfare to work requirements and the intersection of domestic violence and employment rights. One of Anne's advocacy projects involved legislation that would extend unemployment insurance benefits to victimes of domestic violence.