Millions more new parents who work in California soon will be able to take up to 12 weeks off work without fear of being fired. The New Parent Leave Act (SB 63), which Gov. Jerry Brown signed today, was introduced by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and received bipartisan support. The bill was cosponsored by… Continue reading Calif. expands job security for workers who take parental leave
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Treasure Island Job Corps worker files disability discrimination case
A residential coordinator for a company that runs Job Corps centers nationwide for the U.S. Department of Labor filed a federal discrimination and retaliation lawsuit today alleging that the company fired her for taking medical leave and requesting accommodations in order to return to work. Martha Daniels, who worked for Adams and Associates, Inc. at… Continue reading Treasure Island Job Corps worker files disability discrimination case
Everyone should be able to take parental leave without fear of losing their job
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New Parent Leave Act passes state Assembly!
We’re thrilled to announce that SB 63 from Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), which we co-sponsored along with First 5 California and California Employment Lawyers Association, passed the Assembly today with bipartisan support. This bill will allow up to 2.7 million more California workers to take time to bond with their new children without fear of losing their… Continue reading New Parent Leave Act passes state Assembly!
Equal rights to parental leave: A strong start for all children
Parental leave is associated with health benefits that last a lifetime. But not all California workers can be sure they’ll keep their job if they take parental leave to care for a newborn or newly adopted or new foster child. Join us at the California State Capitol, in the Eureka room, on Monday, August 28,… Continue reading Equal rights to parental leave: A strong start for all children
In SF, ex-attorney general Holder tells left to keep fighting
Paid Parental Leave: The right thing to do, the right way to do it
We co-hosted a great event on Thursday, June 9, where employers learned how they, no matter how small or large, could improve their employee retention by changing their family leave policies. Speakers included Teresa McDade, director of work and life benefits at Microsoft; James Jarvey, people operations manager at Particle; Jennifer Piallat, owner of Zazie… Continue reading Paid Parental Leave: The right thing to do, the right way to do it
Lawyers, social justice community urge rejection of ‘dangerous’ Attorney General nominee
Dozens of social justice lawyers and activists will gather at the San Francisco office of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today to urge her and her colleagues to reject President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) to be U.S. Attorney General. The attorneys and staff of Legal Aid at Work invite other… Continue reading Lawyers, social justice community urge rejection of ‘dangerous’ Attorney General nominee
Demolish it, and they will go away? Hardly.
The Trump administration got straight to work trying to wipe out history and civil rights. Within moments of the inauguration, it removed the database of enforcement cases from the U.S. Department of Labor website; it erased former Secretary Tom Perez’s lively and informative blog championing workers’ rights; and it obscured basic information for employers on… Continue reading Demolish it, and they will go away? Hardly.