Yesterday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor the Retail Workers Bill of Rights, which will give more predictable schedules and greater opportunities for full time work to restaurant and retail workers.
Category: Press Release
Workers’ Rights Clinic Launches New Site in Davis
Together with the Center for Workers’ Rights, LAS-ELC has launched a new Workers’ Rights Clinic site in Davis. As the only clinic providing free legal services to undocumented workers within a sixty mile radius of Davis, this new Workers’ Rights Clinic site has already served 43 low-wage workers in its first four sessions.
New Fair Play Act Toolkit Materials
Our Fair Play for Girls in Sports project is thrilled to unveil new toolkit materials for the Fair Play in Community Sports Act (AB 2404) to help community members and park and recreation departments achieve gender equity in local sports programs.[:es] Our Fair Play for Girls in Sports project is thrilled to unveil new toolkit… Continue reading New Fair Play Act Toolkit Materials
Workplace Protections Keep Domestic Violence Survivors Safe and Financially Independent
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an opportunity to draw attention to a pervasive and devastating problem. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 22.2 percent of women and 7.4 percent of men have been physically assaulted by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
San Francisco should support equal pay for women — here’s how
SF Supervisor Chiu Announces Legislation Promoting Predictable Schedules for Hourly Workers
Supervisor David Chiu today announced the introduction of city-wide legislation that, if enacted, will give thousands of hourly workers in the city of San Francisco the predictable schedules—and regular pay—they need to secure their families’ well-being.
SF Supervisor Chiu Announces Legislation Promoting Predictable Work Hours for Hourly Workers
Supervisor David Chiu today announced the introduction of city-wide legislation that, if enacted, will give thousands of hourly workers in the city of San Francisco the predictable schedules—and regular pay—they need to secure their families’ well-being. The California Work & Family Coalition, a project of Next Generation, and the Legal Aid Society – Employment Law… Continue reading SF Supervisor Chiu Announces Legislation Promoting Predictable Work Hours for Hourly Workers
Governor Brown Signs AB 1579 to Protect Pregnant Women
Last Friday Governor Brown signed into law AB 1579, the Healthy Babies Act (Stone), which will allow pregnant women to obtain CalWORKs benefits in the second trimester of pregnancy instead of limiting access to the third trimester. Previously, women without other children at home who were struggling financially but more than three months from their… Continue reading Governor Brown Signs AB 1579 to Protect Pregnant Women
CA Labor Commissioner Finds LAZ Parking Unlawfully Retaliated Against Employee Who Complained About Working Conditions
Almost three years after his first complaint about his employer’s alleged illegal practices – our client Julio Castro received vindication in the form of a California Labor Commissioner decision finding that his former employer, LAZ Parking, had fired him for complaining about LAZ’s alleged unlawful employment practices.