The Vietnamese American Workers’ Rights Project (VAWRP), which provides free legal services to Vietnamese Americans facing problems in the workplace, today announces a series of Vietnamese-language community workshops aimed at educating the Vietnamese American community in the South Bay about their rights on the job. The first of these events will be held on Tuesday,… Continue reading Vietnamese American Workers’ Rights Project to Hold Series of Community Education Events
Month: October 2013
Vietnamese American Workers’ Rights Project to Hold Series of Community Education Events
Advancing Low-Wage Worker Organizing Through Legal Representation
Employment Protections for Abuse Victims
Domestic Violence Employment Protections Bill Becomes Law
Today, Governor Brown signed SB 400, a bill authored by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) to provide employment protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. The new law will take effect January 1, 2014.
Domestic Violence Employment Protections Bill Becomes Law
Today, Governor Brown signed SB 400, a bill authored by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) to provide employment protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. The new law will take effect January 1, 2014. SB 400 makes it unlawful for an employer to terminate or otherwise discriminate against an employee based… Continue reading Domestic Violence Employment Protections Bill Becomes Law
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LAS-ELC Selected to Host Sanford Heisler Public Interest Diversity Fellow
We are thrilled that, beginning in the fall of 2014, LAS-ELC will have the pleasure of partnering with the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) to host and mentor a Sanford Heisler Public Interest Diversity Fellow.
Ruth Silver Taube Recognized for Service to Community
Ruth Silver Taube, LAS-ELC Senior Staff Attorney, was honored twice this past week – by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and by the Santa Clara County Victim Support Network – for her outstanding work on behalf of Californians in need of legal assistance.