Category: Press Release

On September 19, United States Senators Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) will introduce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in the Senate.  This bill would require employers to provide reasonable job modifications that would allow pregnant women to continue working and supporting their families.  These adjustments, such as avoiding heavy lifting or sitting on… Continue reading Legal Aid Society–Employment Law Center endorses Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Today, on behalf of Jose Arnulfo Arias, a Central Valley dairy worker, the Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) and California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) filed a lawsuit under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act in U.S. District Court in Sacramento against Angelo Dairy and its attorney, Anthony Raimondo of McCormick Barstow… Continue reading Immigrant Worker Sues Dairy & its Counsel for Contacting ICE in Retaliation for Asserting His Rights

LAS-ELC is the organizational sponsor of three bills this legislative session that would enhance protections for workers in California.  LAS-ELC attorneys testified in Sacramento in support of the bills, all of which passed out of committee last week – an important step toward protecting vulnerable workers in California.        

Since Title IX was passed over forty years ago, participation in high schools sports by girls has grown from below 300,000 to over 3 million.  But not all girls are reaping the long-term benefits of being involved with athletics, including greater success in academics and higher wages in employment.

Each year, more than 19,000 members of our armed forces are raped or sexually assaulted at work. This epidemic of sexual violence has been called the “invisible war” due to a culture of silence which keeps survivors from reporting these crimes and can result in a lack of action when reports are made.

We congratulate Kim Turner, John and Terry Levin Fellow for Fair Play for Girls in Sports, for being selected as one of The Recorder’s 2013 Lawyers on the Fast Track.  The second annual list includes 50 California attorneys whose early accomplishments indicate they will be tomorrow’s top lawyers and leaders.  All selected lawyers will be… Continue reading Kim Turner Selected: Lawyers on the Fast Track

We are honored that we have been selected as the host organization for a two-year Shartsis Friese LLP (SF LLP) Public Interest Fellowship.  This Fellowship will allow us to launch the Vietnamese American Workers Rights Project, which will provide free legal assistance to low wage workers in the South Bay.