Press Releases
California Coalition Representing Millions of Workers Seeks Executive Action by Governor Newsom During COVID-19 Crisis
SACRAMENTO (March 26, 2020)âMore than 125 organizations say gaps in worker protections desperately need to be filled by Governor Gavin Newsom and the legislature. The urgent action required is detailed in a letter asking state leaders to protect the health, safety, and economic well-being of workers impacted by the new coronavirus outbreak. While all Californians … Continue reading “California Coalition Representing Millions of Workers Seeks Executive Action by Governor Newsom During COVID-19 Crisis”
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Juul and The Coalition for Reasonable Vaping Regulation Sued for Misclassification, Wage Theft
San Francisco (March 4, 2020) â Juul Labs, Inc. was sued in federal court on Wednesday for unlawfully misclassifying over 400 campaign staffers working on its unsuccessful ballot measure to allow the sale of electronic cigarettes in San Francisco as independent contractors rather than employees. The three named Plaintiffs also notified the California Labor Workforce … Continue reading “Juul and The Coalition for Reasonable Vaping Regulation Sued for Misclassification, Wage Theft”
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Governor Newsomâs Budget to Protect Workers from Being Fired when they Take Paid Family Leave
Sacramento, CA (January 10, 2020). The Budget that Governor Newsom announced today includes crucial measures to protect Californians from being fired when they take time off from work to bond with a new child or take care of an ill family member. This builds off the Governorâs important step last year of expanding the duration … Continue reading “Governor Newsomâs Budget to Protect Workers from Being Fired when they Take Paid Family Leave”
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Fresno Beef Company Fires 20-Year Employee for Taking Leave for Cancer Treatment
Fresno, CA (January 7, 2020). A Tulare County woman filed a lawsuit against Californiaâs largest beef producerâHarris Ranch Beef Companyâfor illegally firing her when she went on leave to undergo treatment for cancer. As alleged in the Complaint, Yolanda Alcala worked as a meat trimmer at Harris Ranch Beef Company in Fresno for over 20 … Continue reading “Fresno Beef Company Fires 20-Year Employee for Taking Leave for Cancer Treatment”
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Gale Anne Hurd, an Executive Producer of âThe Walking Deadâ Franchise, Underwrites New Fellowship Program for Legal Aid at Work
LOS ANGELES, CA (November 12, 2019) â Hollywood producer and Valhalla Entertainment CEO, Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, The Terminator, Aliens), announces that she is funding a public service legal Fellowship for the California-based nonprofit, Legal Aid at Work. The Hurd Fellowship, which will fund five fellows over the next … Continue reading “Gale Anne Hurd, an Executive Producer of âThe Walking Deadâ Franchise, Underwrites New Fellowship Program for Legal Aid at Work”
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Court Documents Reveal Hawai’i Department of Education Choosing Legal Maneuvering Over Gender Equity
HONOLULUÂ (June 6, 2019) â Rather than actually fix gender inequities in Hawaiâi public schools, the State Department of Education (DOE) is simply hoping to run out the clock. Documents filed yesterday in federal court by the ACLU of Hawaiâi, Legal Aid at Work, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (âPlaintiffsâ counselâ) reveal that DOE has … Continue reading “Court Documents Reveal Hawai’i Department of Education Choosing Legal Maneuvering Over Gender Equity”
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Fair Play For Girls in Sports Program Honored by the California State Assembly
Legal Aid at Workâs Fair Play for Girls in Sports project was honored to receive an award at a Joint Informational Hearing of the California Assemblyâs Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media and the Higher Education Committee on March 25, 2019. The Committee Chairs, the Honorable Kansen Chu and the Honorable Jose … Continue reading “Fair Play For Girls in Sports Program Honored by the California State Assembly”
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At 95, Black Army Veteran Seeks the Honorable Discharge he Was Denied After WWII Because of his Race
Philadelphia, PA (March 12, 2019) â Legal Aid at Work and the Veterans’ Legal Advocacy Clinic at Golden Gate University School of Law have filed a petition on behalf of 95-year-old army veteran Nelson Henry to rectify a seven-decade-old wrong: his receipt of a racially discriminatory âblue dischargeâ after World War II because he was … Continue reading “At 95, Black Army Veteran Seeks the Honorable Discharge he Was Denied After WWII Because of his Race”
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EEOC and Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Bay Area Solar Company Over Policy of Refusing to Do Business with Customers Whose Names âSounded Middle Eastern or Indianâ
San Francisco, CA (March 7, 2019)âA Bay Area woman filed a federal civil rights lawsuit today, alleging that her former employer had a policy of refusing to do business with customers that it believed to be of Middle Eastern or Indian origin, and that it required her to carry it out. Ayesha Faiz was a … Continue reading “EEOC and Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Bay Area Solar Company Over Policy of Refusing to Do Business with Customers Whose Names âSounded Middle Eastern or Indianâ”
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