Today, Legal Aid at Work announces the release of “The Need for Paid Safe Leave & Model Legislative Language.” This new resource is the first product of the Safe Leave Working Group, of which Legal Aid at Work is a proud member. The document provides key context for the importance of paid safe leave and… Continue reading New Resource Centers the Need for Paid Safe Leave and Recommended Language to Improve Policies
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Starting in January 2025, California Will Increase Paid Family Leave Benefits
CalMatters covers CA Supreme Court Decision Holding that Single Use of “N-Word” Can Give Rise to Legal Claim
Legal Aid at Work Celebrates Interim Victory in Sex-Stereotyping Discrimination Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACTS: Shazzy KamaliStaff Attorney, Work and Family ProgramLegal Aid at Work180 Montgomery Street, Suite 600San Francisco CA 94104415-593-0141 / @legalaidatworkskamali@legalaidatwork.org San Francisco, CA (July 24, 2024) – Legal Aid at Work is proud to announce a significant interim legal victory for our client, Sara Bruno, in her case against Basin Street… Continue reading Legal Aid at Work Celebrates Interim Victory in Sex-Stereotyping Discrimination Case
Legal Aid at Work partners with Trabajadores Unidos Workers United to support immigrant workers at San Francisco Subway restaurants workers who were grossly underpaid
LAAW’s Sabina Crocette Speaks to CNN about CA Fair Chance Act
Statement on the Federal Court’s Rejection of Motion to Dismiss the “Justice for LGBTQ Veterans” Case
On June 20, 2024, a federal judge in San Francisco rejected the Department of Defense’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging ongoing discrimination against LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and similar earlier policies. Below is a statement from the Impact Fund, Legal Aid at Work, and King & Spalding LLP regarding this… Continue reading Statement on the Federal Court’s Rejection of Motion to Dismiss the “Justice for LGBTQ Veterans” Case
Legal Aid at Work Applauds CA Supreme Court Ruling Removing Taxpayer Deception Act from November Ballot
Today, the California Supreme Court ordered the Secretary of State to refrain from taking any steps that would place the so-called “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act” (also known as the Taxpayer Deception Act) on the November ballot. The Court ruled that the measure would have imposed such sweeping changes to our system of government that it could only be enacted… Continue reading Legal Aid at Work Applauds CA Supreme Court Ruling Removing Taxpayer Deception Act from November Ballot
