California Fast Food Workers UnionMEDIA ADVISORY FOR: December 10, 2025Contact: Joanna Garcia -Cano, (909) 965-9939, joanna.garcia-cano@thefightfor15.org KFC/Taco Bell Cooks, Cashiers to Strike, Raise Alarm on Age Discrimination In complaints to the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), workers describe harassment, humiliating comments toward older workers Managers cut older workers schedules, threaten to call ICE on workers … Continue reading KFC/Taco Bell Cooks, Cashiers to Strike, Raise Alarm on Age Discrimination
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Nationwide Event Security Firm Employing Tens of Thousands of Workers Adopts Fair Chance Hiring Reforms After Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 9, 2025)—Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC), one of the largest event staffing companies in the United States, has agreed to overhaul its hiring practices under a settlement resolving claims that it illegally denied a job to a qualified California applicant based on his conviction history. CSC, which staffs major events including the… Continue reading Nationwide Event Security Firm Employing Tens of Thousands of Workers Adopts Fair Chance Hiring Reforms After Settlement
Nurse Fired Over Pro-Palestinian Stickers Files Federal Lawsuit Demanding Equal Treatment of Political Expression in the Workplace
San Diego, CA (June 18, 2025)—Today, Legal Aid at Work filed a federal lawsuit in San Diego on behalf of Lauren Gaw, a registered nurse who was fired by her employer for having stickers supporting Palestine on her personal water bottles at work. The complaint alleges that SCA Health, an outpatient surgical center in La… Continue reading Nurse Fired Over Pro-Palestinian Stickers Files Federal Lawsuit Demanding Equal Treatment of Political Expression in the Workplace
Legal Aid at Work Launches Executive Director Search with Carlson Beck
San Francisco (June 3, 2025) Legal Aid at Work officially launched the search for its next Executive Director today as President Joan Graff prepares to step down after more than four decades of transformative leadership. The Board of Directors has engaged Carlson Beck, a national executive search firm with deep expertise in nonprofit leadership, to… Continue reading Legal Aid at Work Launches Executive Director Search with Carlson Beck
New Resource Available About Safe Leave Documentation and Confidentiality
San Francisco, CA (April 16, 2025) — Legal Aid at Work is proud to announce the release of a new resource, Safe Leave Documentation and Confidentiality Rules. Developed by the Safe Leave Working Group, of which Legal Aid at Work is a member, this resource offers vital guidance for policymakers, advocates, and other stakeholders on… Continue reading New Resource Available About Safe Leave Documentation and Confidentiality
In memory of Justice Grodin
I write with sadness to let you know that Justice Grodin passed away this past Sunday at the age of 94. His career as a jurist left a legacy of impactful decisions that helped to shape the workplace in California, informed by the time he spent as a labor attorney in partnership with Justice Mathew… Continue reading In memory of Justice Grodin
Major Settlement to Improve EDD’s Broken Notification System for Unemployment Benefits
Settlement Ensures Future Claimants Will Get Fair Warning Before Facing Benefit Denials or Surprise Orders to Repay EDD San Francisco, CA (Mar. 27, 2025) – Legal Aid at Work (LAAW) and Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP have reached a settlement agreement with the California Employment Development Department (EDD), the state agency responsible for administering… Continue reading Major Settlement to Improve EDD’s Broken Notification System for Unemployment Benefits
Current and Former Employees of Cisco Systems, Inc. File Complaints with Federal and California Workplace Agencies Alleging Unlawful Suppression
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDECEMBER 12, 2024 Contact:Christopher Ho, Legal Aid at Work, cho@legalaidatwork.org, 415.593.0055Laura Alvarenga Scalia, Legal Aid at Work, lalvarenga@legalaidatwork.org, 415.593.0059 Today, current and former employees of Cisco Systems, Inc., filed simultaneous complaints with Federal and California state workplace enforcement agencies, alleging that Cisco had unlawfully suppressed their concerns about the use of the company’s… Continue reading Current and Former Employees of Cisco Systems, Inc. File Complaints with Federal and California Workplace Agencies Alleging Unlawful Suppression
Advocates Demand Evenhanded Treatment of Political Speech After Nurse Fired Over Pro-Palestinian Water Bottle Stickers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 4, 2024 Contact: Laura Alvarenga Scalia, Esq.Staff Attorney, National Origin and Immigrants’ Rights ProgramLegal Aid at Work(415) 593-0059lalvarenga@legalaidatwork.org Enjy El-KadiDigital Communications Manager, CAIR-LA(714) 851-4851eelkadi@cair.com Summer IsmailCommunity Organizer, CAIR-SDsismail@cair.com La Jolla, CA (Dec. 4, 2024) — Today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, California (CAIR-CA), and Legal Aid at Work announced legal action on… Continue reading Advocates Demand Evenhanded Treatment of Political Speech After Nurse Fired Over Pro-Palestinian Water Bottle Stickers