Yesterday, February 26, 2013, the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center launched its SURVIVE Employment Law Clinic at the Alameda County Family Justice Center. This twice a month clinic offers free and confidential information to survivors of domestic violence about their legal rights at work, including information on taking time off to obtain counseling, medical services,… Continue reading LAS-ELC Launches SURVIVE Employment Law Clinic
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Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement for Nail Salon Workers
LAS-ELC Sponsors Bill to Expand Paid Family Leave to Cover Additional Family Members
LAS-ELC, Partnership, and CALCASA Co-Sponsor Bill to Protect Employment Rights of Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking
Coalition Petitions California Supreme Court to Review Workplace Pregnancy Discrimination Case
In an amicus letter filed on February 13, 2013, the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, Equal Rights Advocates, Legal Momentum, and National Women’s Law Center argue that the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Veronese v. Lucasfilm Ltd. misinterprets established law to the detriment of women working during pregnancy. The letter to the California Supreme Court emphasizes… Continue reading Coalition Petitions California Supreme Court to Review Workplace Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Coalition of Women’s Rights Organizations Petitions California Supreme Court to Review Workplace Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Legal Aid Files Class Action Against Marriott for Disability Discrimination
Today, February 6th, 2013, Legal Aid and TRE Legal filed a federal class action against the Marriott hotel chain. That complaint alleges that Marriott discriminates against blind and disabled employees by requiring its managers to use inaccessible computer software and rejecting accessible alternatives. The lawsuit seeks to dismantle unnecessary barriers to workers with disabilities that… Continue reading Legal Aid Files Class Action Against Marriott for Disability Discrimination