On January 24, Legal Aid at Work (“LAAW”) launched a new Workers’ Rights Clinic site in San Bernardino, in collaboration with the Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino (“LASSB”), a legal services organization that has served the Inland Empire for over fifty years. Our new Clinic site is housed at LASSB’s offices in San Bernardino… Continue reading New Site of Workers’ Rights Clinic Launches in San Bernardino
Month: January 2018
Kicked Out Of Air Force For Being Gay, Helen Grace James Wins Honorable Discharge
At 90, lesbian Air Force veteran finally gets her honorable discharge
Family Crisis Or New Joy? Get Paid Time Off For It
This 90-Year-Old Lesbian Air Force Vet Finally Won An Honorable Discharge After 60 Years
Legal Aid at Work Participates in 2018 Women’s March
The staff of Legal Aid at Work will rally at the Women’s March on Saturday. We will be on the streets of Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, and Los Angeles to assert our commitment to fight for justice. Sparked by our clients’ daily acts of courage we will continue to show up, educate, advocate,… Continue reading Legal Aid at Work Participates in 2018 Women’s March
At 90, Air Force veteran Helen James, finally gets her honorable discharge decades after the military expelled her for being a lesbian
Sixty-three years after the Air Force forced her out in disgrace for being a lesbian, Helen Grace James, age 90, was finally awarded the honorable discharge she has long sought. Helen entered the military in 1952 as a radio operator on a base in Roslyn, N.Y., following in the footsteps of her father, an… Continue reading At 90, Air Force veteran Helen James, finally gets her honorable discharge decades after the military expelled her for being a lesbian