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The Fund supports individuals who’ve experienced sexual harassment — and protects others from similar behavior.
TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund
Have you experienced sexual harassment at work? We’ve got your back.
The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund™ supports individuals who’ve experienced sexual harassment or retaliation at work to come forward to seek justice — and to protect others from similar behavior.
The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund can help by:
- Connecting you to attorneys for a free initial consultation.
- For select cases, the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund helps pay legal fees and costs.
- For select cases, the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund can connect you to and help pay for public relations assistance.
Housed and administered by the National Women’s Law Center Fund, all operations of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund are completely independent of the TIME’S UP Foundation and TIME’S UP Now. Decisions about cases, eligibility, and funding are made by TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund staff at the National Women’s Law Center Fund, based on a rigorous evaluation against a consistent set of guidelines that are in no way influenced by any outside agenda, person, organization, or entity.
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