College Park High School Students File Title IX Lawsuit Against School District

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 20, 2024  MEDIA CONTACTS: Julianna Gesiotto, California Women’s Law Center, julianna.gesiotto@cwlc.org, 323-951-9847 Elizabeth Kristen, Legal Aid at Work, ekristen@legalaidatwork.org. 510-501-4692 Marcella Tortorici, Winston & Strawn, LLP, MTortorici@winston.com, 305-910-0583 Elizabeth Gropman, Kaufmann & Gropman LLP, egropman@kgworklaw.com, 510-817-4380 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Last week, three students at College Park High School filed a… Continue reading College Park High School Students File Title IX Lawsuit Against School District

Legal Aid at Work Supports Intersectionality Bill to Recognize Amplified Harm in Anti-Discrimination Laws

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For Media Release Feb. 14, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS CA Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas Introduces Intersectionality Bill to Recognize Amplified Harm of Overlapping Forms of Discrimination in CA Law The bill is supported by CA Employment Lawyers Association, Equal Rights Advocates, Legal Aid at Work, and Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw SACRAMENTO —  California Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas introduced a bill… Continue reading Legal Aid at Work Supports Intersectionality Bill to Recognize Amplified Harm in Anti-Discrimination Laws

LAAW and Partners Filed Amicus Brief on Taxpayer Deception Initiative

Legal Aid at Work and partners have filed an amicus brief in the California Supreme Court in support of the Governor’s and Legislature’s challenge to the constitutionality of the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act.” Placed on the November ballot by the California Business Roundtable and California Business Properties Association with funding from multi-billion dollar… Continue reading LAAW and Partners Filed Amicus Brief on Taxpayer Deception Initiative

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New Resources on Paid Family Leave for Family Caregivers

With support from AARP Foundation, Legal Aid at Work has created new videos and factsheets in multiple languages on workers’ right to take paid leave from work to care for ill family members.  Many family caregivers, such as adult children of parents with dementia, are so overwhelmed by such a diagnosis that they may feel… Continue reading New Resources on Paid Family Leave for Family Caregivers

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Settlement Class Notice

The Court has scheduled a Fairness Hearing for April 18, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. It will be held in person at: United States District CourtNorthern District of CaliforniaCourtroom B – 15th Floor450 Golden Gate AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94102 We will update this page if the date, time, place, or format of the hearing changes. If you have a mobility… Continue reading San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Settlement Class Notice