Inimai Chettiar

@Inimai

Attorney fighting for workers' rights and gender justice. President, @ABetterBalance. Member, @CouncilonCJ. Formerly @brennancenter @JusticeActionUS @aclu.

New York, NY

Joined March 2009

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Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jul 17

Nobody wins when employers punish productive, talented employees (and, in particular, parents) for needing some flexibility at work. The health of our workplaces depends on fundamentally reframing how we view work-life balance. @Gleb_Tsipursky @thehill: thehill.com/opinion/techno…

Inimai's tweet card. This is not a story about lazy employees; it is a story about leaders clinging to a bygone era, unable to see performance when it is not physically in front of them.

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Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jul 3

"For an administration that often touts the concept of fetal personhood and the rights of unborn babies, it sends a clear message: In ICE custody, a pregnant woman's rights — or those of the developing child in her womb — aren’t worth much." phoenixnewtimes.com/news/donald-tr…

Inimai's tweet card. Kept in awful conditions by ICE, Rubia Morales-Alfaro lost a pregnancy. In Trump’s America, there's no mercy for migrant moms.

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Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jul 1

The Senate just voted to make HUGE cuts to our social safety net - stripping millions of their health insurance and taking food from families' tables - in favor of tax breaks for the wealthy. This is shameful. The House must vote NO on the reconciliation bill.

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Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jun 25

"By working to make birth free and removing financial barriers to prenatal and postpartum treatment, women will be able to get the necessary care, improving their overall health and safety and giving their children a stronger start in life." thehill.com/opinion/health…

Inimai's tweet card. The costs of a broken health care economy should not pose a barrier to women who want nothing more than to grow their families.

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jul 23

"Many pregnant women arrested in Texas feel caught in a system that is only interested in locking them up, rather than providing them with diversion resources that would help them have safe and healthy pregnancies." Powerful, sobering reporting: prismreports.org/2025/07/21/pre…

Inimai's tweet card. Behind bars, pregnant women are ignored at best, abused and traumatized at worst

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jul 14

"Abortion clinics have seen a dramatic influx in out-of-state patients since the fall of Roe. Clinic closures in those places could force patients to travel even farther for abortions, get care later in pregnancy or drive up what patients have to pay." 19thnews.org/2025/07/aborti…

Inimai's tweet card. Trump's law “defunds” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest.

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jul 10

It's unacceptable that in 2025, Black women are still being underpaid and undervalued. Awareness isn't enough – we need policy action to close the gender and racial wage gap. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jul 9

Black, Southern, and rural workers bear the brunt of abusive state laws that ban cities, towns, and counties from passing paid sick time policies—even when communities want it. New analysis out today from @abetterbalance & @npwf: abetterbalance.org/new-analysis-n…

Inimai's tweet card. Everyone gets sick, and no one should be forced to choose between their job and their health, or their family’s health. A new analysis of workers’ access to

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A Better Balance@ABetterBalance · Jul 2

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. EEOC, which enforces workplace civil rights laws. The agency has played a vital role in protecting workers from discrimination for six decades, and it's imperative that it continues to do so for many more.

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jun 26

An average of 1 in 4 women exit the workforce during their first year of motherhood. Paid maternity leave and the promise of returning to a workplace that prioritizes support, patience, and flexibility for new parents can make a world of difference. time.com/7293659/transi…

Inimai's tweet card. ‘It’s the missing piece of a system that was never designed with working mothers in mind,’ writes Justine Sterling Converse.

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A Better Balance@ABetterBalance · Jun 26

Over the last two years, countless pregnant and postpartum workers have exercised their rights to access accommodations and stay healthy on the job. Here's what you should know about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: abetterbalance.org/resources/preg…

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jun 24

3 years ago Roe v. Wade was overturned and women are dying preventable deaths because they can't access essential reproductive care. Today, I'm thinking of women like Porsha Ngumezi, Josseli Barnica, and Nevaeh Crain - they all deserved better.

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Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jun 24

“The stress of making sure your child comes into this world safely should not be coupled with the stress of making sure you budgeted enough money to care for them.” Dad like Ben know firsthand - we need #PaidLeaveForAll. abetterbalance.org/workers-voices…

Inimai's tweet card. This Father's Day, dads like Ben need access to paid leave so that they aren't forced to make impossible decisions between caring for their loved ones and staying afloat financially.

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jun 23

In most states, the cost of childcare now rivals the cost of rent or mortgage. Something is very wrong here. @ChabeliC_ 19thnews.org/2025/06/child-…

Inimai's tweet card. The average cost of child care for a baby exceeds in-state college tuition in 41 states. For families with two kids in child care, it’s more than a mortgage or rent in most states.

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jun 20

75 million working women form the backbone of our economy – and we deserve better than extremist attacks on our rights and bodily autonomy. I'm standing with @the75million_ and calling for action from our elected officials.

Inimai's tweet image. 75 million working women form the backbone of our economy – and we deserve better than extremist attacks on our rights and bodily autonomy. I'm standing with @the75million_ and calling for action from our elected officials.

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jun 19

As we celebrate #Juneteenth, we must continue to fight for the dignity of incarcerated people, especially Black inmates, whose labor – though undervalued and unprotected – undergirds our economy. More from @EconomicPolicy: epi.org/publication/ro…

Inimai's tweet card. Summary: From fighting wildfires to toiling in the kitchens of some of the country’s most popular food franchises, incarcerated workers perform vital functions across the United States and produce...

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jun 18

75 million working women form the backbone of our economy—and we're ready to fight back against the Trump Administration's dangerous attacks on workplace equity. @the75million_ A Better Balance & partners in today's @nytimes:

Inimai's tweet image. 75 million working women form the backbone of our economy—and we're ready to fight back against the Trump Administration's dangerous attacks on workplace equity. @the75million_

A Better Balance &amp; partners in today's @nytimes:

Inimai Chettiar@Inimai · Jun 17

LGBTQ households make just 85 cents for every dollar that non-LGBTQ households earn. On #LGBTQIAEqualPay Day, we demand economic justice and equality for LGBTQ families.