SAN FRANCISCO (June 22, 2020)—Oakland Unified School District (“OUSD”) and the Fair Play for Girls in Sports Project of Legal Aid at Work have entered into a settlement agreement to address gender inequity in OUSD’s interscholastic sports programs, including a three-year monitoring term. The agreement will spur significant changes that will level the playing field… Continue reading Legal Aid at Work and Oakland Unified School District Settle Legal Dispute about Gender Inequity in its Girls’ Athletics Programs
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Reflections on LGBTQ Equality
June 17 is my wedding anniversary. I imagine for most happily married people, the date of their wedding is fixed and associated with memories of a special celebration with friends and family. But for me, and many same-sex couples, my wedding day was more complicated than that. My wife and I have been together for… Continue reading Reflections on LGBTQ Equality
Know Your Rights, No Matter What SCOTUS Decides
I was in New York last summer during WorldPride, celebrating fifty years since the Stonewall riots. Despite the rise in hate crimes over the previous three years, for a little bit, I could just celebrate how far we’d come. One year later, I find myself checking the Supreme Court website for updates on three pending… Continue reading Know Your Rights, No Matter What SCOTUS Decides
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Burma Superstar Workers Win $1.3 Million-Dollar Class Action Settlement
ALAMEDA, CA (June 3, 2020) – The Alameda Superior Court entered judgment yesterday approving a $1.3 million class action settlement between current and former kitchen employees of the popular Bay Area Burma Superstar restaurants, and the owners and operators of the local chain. The class is represented by Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law… Continue reading Burma Superstar Workers Win $1.3 Million-Dollar Class Action Settlement
Statement on the Murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and So Many Others
Legal Aid at Work has fought for decades to vindicate the civil rights of communities of color generally and Black people in particular. Along with hundreds of millions of Americans, we grieve the violent deaths of George Floyd, an African-American man whom Minneapolis police officers killed on May 25, 2020, and Breonna Taylor, an… Continue reading Statement on the Murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and So Many Others
Summer Speaker Series Event #1: “Employment Law in the COVID Era” on June 3, 2020
Legal Aid at Work and Berkeley Law are proud to present the first in their 2020 Elizabeth Cabraser Summer Lecture Series on “Being a Lawyer in Pandemic Times: Perspectives from the Field.” This first event will be a discussion about Employment Law in the COVID Era, and will feature DecCarol Davis (Legal Aid at… Continue reading Summer Speaker Series Event #1: “Employment Law in the COVID Era” on June 3, 2020