Category: Press Release

SB 1349 (Jackson) would require all public elementary and secondary schools offering competitive sports to report on their websites the number of boys and girls playing sports and the number of boys’ and girls’ teams by sport and competition level. This bill is now on the governor’s desk.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues. This is the first comprehensive update of the Commission’s guidance regarding discrimination against pregnant workers in 30 years, and it clarifies existing law which provides strong protections for pregnant workers.

Last week, on July 3rd, 2014, in a major victory for California’s workers, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that workers are not disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits simply for refusing to sign disciplinary notices.  The case, Paratransit, Inc. v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, threatened to gut workers’ ability to receive unemployment insurance benefits… Continue reading California Supreme Court Issues Major Victory for Workers in Paratransit, Inc. v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

On July 1, 2004, California became the first state in the nation to provide partial pay to workers taking time off to care for seriously ill family members or to bond with new children.  Now our state is again leading the nation by expanding access to this protection.

In a press conference today, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson will join Labor Secretary David Lanier, Employment Development Department (EDD) director Patrick Henning, Assemblymember Rob Bonta as well as family research experts, community advocates, parents and caregivers to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of California’s Paid Family Leave program—the first-of-its-kind family leave program in the nation. Since being… Continue reading California Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Paid Family Leave Program Benefiting More than One Million Families

Today, LAS-ELC Senior Staff Attorney Chris Ho appeared before the California Supreme Court and argued on behalf of the plaintiff in Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co., a case that considers whether the workplace protections provided by California law apply to all employees — and, in particular, those who are undocumented.

Today, the California Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s immigration status does not curtail his right to be protected by the same workplace laws that cover all those who are employed in this state, including situations where the employee may have used false documents to obtain his job.

Today, the California Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s immigration status does not curtail his right to be protected by the same workplace laws that cover all those who are employed in this state, including situations where the employee may have used false documents to obtain his job. In Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co., Vicente Salas… Continue reading CA Supreme Court Confirms Rights of Workers Regardless of Immigration Status