With unprecedented bi-partisan support, a bill that would expand parental leave to 2.7 million more of California’s working families is on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk. Introduced by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), SB 654, the New Parent Leave Act, would extend six weeks of job-protected bonding leave to California workers at companies with at least 20… Continue reading A turning point in paid family leave: California measure has broad political and medical support
Month: September 2016
Burma Superstar kitchen workers sue popular Bay Area chain
Burma Superstar Kitchen Staff Sue Bay Area Chain Over Wage Violations
Workers for Popular Burmese Restaurant Chain File Lawsuit Over Unfair Wages
Workers for Burma Superstar restaurants file lawsuit over unfair wages
Workers for popular Burma Superstar restaurants file class action over wages, breaks, sick pay
Current and former employees of Burma Superstar filed a lawsuit today on behalf of about 100 kitchen staff at its chain of restaurants on both sides of San Francisco Bay. They allege the owners failed to pay many workers the minimum wage and routinely denied workers overtime pay, breaks, and sick leave they were due.… Continue reading Workers for popular Burma Superstar restaurants file class action over wages, breaks, sick pay
Worker’s Rights Clinic Opens in San Diego in Time for Labor Day!
We’re thrilled to announce that our collaboration with University of San Diego School of Law moved into high gear this week with the launch of a new Workers’ Rights Clinic — just in time for Labor Day! The new clinic expands access to free legal advice about employment for low-income workers. LAS-ELC now offers those services by phone… Continue reading Worker’s Rights Clinic Opens in San Diego in Time for Labor Day!
Asbestos workers’ and P.W. Stephens’ proposed $1.5M settlement has preliminary court approval[:es]Juez autoriza acuerdo provisional por demanda colectiva contra P.W. Stephens valuado en $1.5M a favor de trabajadores de mitigación de asbesto[:zh]Asbestos workers’ and P.W. Stephens’ proposed $1.5M settlement has preliminary court approval
On July 27, 2016, Judge James Donato, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a $1.5 million settlement on behalf of a Settlement Class of approximately 519 current and former asbestos remediation workers employed directly by P.W. Stephens Environmental Inc. between April 29, 2011, and August 21, 2015. The settlement, if it wins… Continue reading Asbestos workers’ and P.W. Stephens’ proposed $1.5M settlement has preliminary court approval[:es]Juez autoriza acuerdo provisional por demanda colectiva contra P.W. Stephens valuado en $1.5M a favor de trabajadores de mitigación de asbesto[:zh]Asbestos workers’ and P.W. Stephens’ proposed $1.5M settlement has preliminary court approval
Juez autoriza acuerdo provisional por demanda colectiva contra P.W. Stephens valuado en $1.5M a favor de trabajadores de mitigación de asbesto
El 27 de julio del 2016, el juez James Donato, del Juzgado Federal para el Distrito Norte de California autorizó de forma provisional un acuerdo valuado en $1.5 millones en la demanda colectiva interpuesta por aproximadamente 519 trabajadores y extrabajadores de mitigación de asbesto empleados directamente por P.W. Stephens Environmental, Inc. (“PW. Stephens”) durante el… Continue reading Juez autoriza acuerdo provisional por demanda colectiva contra P.W. Stephens valuado en $1.5M a favor de trabajadores de mitigación de asbesto