Category: Press Release

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

Today, the Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) – together with the California Women’s Law Center, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP – settled a Title IX claim against Pasadena Unified School District after the District agreed to expand access to athletic opportunities for girls.[:es] Today, the Legal Aid Society – Employment Law… Continue reading Title IX Claim against Pasadena Unified School District Settles. Girls Now Have Real Options for Sports Participation

(Oakland, CA) Today, LAS-ELC and the Women’s Employment Rights Clinic of Golden Gate University School of Law along with the law firm of Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C., are filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of in-home and facility caregivers in the California Superior Court, Alameda County against Kindred Healthcare, Inc. and… Continue reading Caregivers File Suit against Kindred Healthcare, Inc. for Wage and Hour Violations

At the U.S Department of Labor Regional Forum on Working Families in San Francisco, LAS-ELC attorney Julia Parish addressed the future of work family policy, touching upon the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance, paid family leave and new workplace protections that come with SB 770.

(San Francisco, CA.) The Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) today announced that it is seeking approval of a multimillion-dollar settlement that requires the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) to offer the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) – the high stakes entrance examination for law school – in a place and manner accessible to persons… Continue reading Plaintiffs Seek Court Approval of Settlement to Eliminate Bias against People with Disabilities in Law School Admissions

(San Francisco, CA, May 8th, 2014) For the second year in a row, the Healthy Mothers Workplace Award will recognize San Francisco businesses that support work-family balance. In 2013, 18 local companies were honored for having family-friendly policies such as lactation accommodations, leaves of absence and flexible work arrangements. The Healthy Mothers Workplace Award is… Continue reading Healthy Mothers Workplace Award to Recognize Family-Friendly Businesses

We are delighted to announce that Diane Webb has joined the LAS-ELC team as Chief Program Officer (CPO). Having begun her legal career at LAS-ELC in 1998 as a John A. Sutro Public Service Fellow, Diane returns to our organization from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, where she was a litigation partner from 2006-2014.

Bill McNeill, Director of LAS-ELC’s Racial Equality Program, was recently selected by the NAACP as a “2014 Unsung Hero of Black History” and by The Bar Association of San Francisco as an “Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service”. The NAACP honored Bill for his lifelong dedication to ensuring that all people get fair employment treatment.