For Immediate Release Press Contacts Jinny Kim, Disability Rights Advocates: jkim@dralegal.org, 510-529-3432 Laura Alvarenga Scalia, Legal Aid at Work: lalvarenga@legalaidatwork.org; 415-593-0059 April 18, 2024—San Francisco, CA—Today, a federal judge approved a class settlement that provides significant changes that will improve the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)’s accessibility for riders with mobility disabilities. The settlement… Continue reading Settlement Agreement with Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Improves Accessibility for Riders with Mobility Disabilities
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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
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
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
Settlement Agreement Reached in Landmark Gender Equity Lawsuit against Hawaiʻi High School
PRESS RELEASE: for immediate release (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, October 27, 2023.) The parties in a longstanding federal lawsuit involving gender equity at Hawaiʻi’s largest public school, Campbell High School, have reached a settlement agreement to ensure that girls at the school have the same athletic opportunities, access, treatment, and benefits in high school sports as boys.… Continue reading Settlement Agreement Reached in Landmark Gender Equity Lawsuit against Hawaiʻi High School
U.S. Veterans File “Justice for LGBTQ Veterans” Lawsuit Against U.S. Department of Defense
Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Justice for LGBTQ+ Veterans Discharged Under “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and Related Policies
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
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
Two Bills Aim to Make CA Workplaces More Family-Friendly and Ensure Equitable Paid Family Leave
SACRAMENTO – Today, California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (14th District) announced the introduction of two bills to make workplaces more family-friendly and make California’s Paid Family Leave program more equitable and accessible. The bills are co-sponsored by Equal Rights Advocates, California Employment Lawyers Association, and Legal Aid at Work. “Who we count as members of our… Continue reading Two Bills Aim to Make CA Workplaces More Family-Friendly and Ensure Equitable Paid Family Leave