By Sophia Ureta-Fulan, Law Clerk at Legal Aid at Work and rising 3L at UC Law San Francisco Ashley Badis, lead plaintiff in a Title IX case against the Hawai’i Department of Education (DOE), has won a Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award. The award honors Ashley’s use of sports as a catalyst for change… Continue reading Lead Plaintiff Ashley Badis of Hawai’i Title IX Case Wins a Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award
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Legal Aid at Work Celebrates Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
By Iris Wagner, Law Clerk at Legal Aid at Work and rising 3L at UC Law San Francisco Today, June 27, 2023, marks the implementation of the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), momentous legislation that requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant and postpartum workers. Legal Aid at Work (LAAW) Senior Staff Attorney… Continue reading Legal Aid at Work Celebrates Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
New Figures Show Over 29,000 Servicemembers Were Kicked Out Due to Sexual Orientation and Denied Honorable Discharges
Righting a Decades-Old Wrong for Black Servicemembers
By Amelia Gallay, Law Clerk at Legal Aid at Work and rising 3L at U.C. Berkeley Law John and James Ponder were among 18 Black sailors stationed aboard the U.S.S. Philadelphia in 1940. In September of that year, John, James and 13 of their peers (all Black “mess men”) wrote an open letter to the… Continue reading Righting a Decades-Old Wrong for Black Servicemembers
Workers File Class Action Against EDD for Failing to Properly Inform Unemployment Insurance Recipients When Denying Benefits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2023 If you are a worker needing assistance with unemployment insurance, please call (415) 404-9093 and select option 3. San Francisco – A group of California workers who received unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the nonprofit Legal Aid at Work, are suing the state’s Employment Development Department… Continue reading Workers File Class Action Against EDD for Failing to Properly Inform Unemployment Insurance Recipients When Denying Benefits
CA Senate Judiciary Committee Approves SB 809, Which Helps People With Histories of Convictions Get Hired and Keep their Jobs
Over a Million Undocumented Workers Aren’t Eligible for Unemployment Benefits. One Bill Can Change That.
Around 1.1 million undocumented immigrants work in California but aren’t eligible for unemployment benefits. SB 227 can change that. Learn more from this KQED segment featuring LAAW’s Kim Ouillette.
Farmworkers Who Picked Driscoll’s Strawberries in Oxnard File Suit Alleging Stolen Wages
For Immediate Release(en español abajo) Media Contacts: VENTURA, CA (April 17, 2023) — 17 farmworkers filed a lawsuit today in the Ventura County Superior Court of California, alleging that they were not fully paid for picking Driscoll’s strawberries during the 2022 harvesting season. Seventh Tree Farm, a farm labor contractor and corporation based in Oxnard,… Continue reading Farmworkers Who Picked Driscoll’s Strawberries in Oxnard File Suit Alleging Stolen Wages
Hundreds of Advocates Rallied at the State Capitol to Support Unemployment Insurance for Undocumented Workers
SB 227 would direct California to provide $300 of unemployment benefits weekly for up to 20 weeks for undocumented workers who pay for unemployment insurance but currently can’t receive it. “The state has an obligation to ensure that there’s a system in place that protects California workers that are major parts of significant industries,” said LAAW’s Kim Ouillette.