New EEOC Guidance Affirms Strong Protections for Pregnant Workers

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues. This is the first comprehensive update of the Commission’s guidance regarding discrimination against pregnant workers in 30 years, and it clarifies existing law which provides strong protections for pregnant workers.

California Supreme Court Issues Major Victory for Workers in Paratransit, Inc. v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

Last week, on July 3rd, 2014, in a major victory for California’s workers, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that workers are not disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits simply for refusing to sign disciplinary notices.  The case, Paratransit, Inc. v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, threatened to gut workers’ ability to receive unemployment insurance benefits… Continue reading California Supreme Court Issues Major Victory for Workers in Paratransit, Inc. v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

California Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Paid Family Leave Program Benefiting More than One Million Families

In a press conference today, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson will join Labor Secretary David Lanier, Employment Development Department (EDD) director Patrick Henning, Assemblymember Rob Bonta as well as family research experts, community advocates, parents and caregivers to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of California’s Paid Family Leave program—the first-of-its-kind family leave program in the nation. Since being… Continue reading California Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Paid Family Leave Program Benefiting More than One Million Families