The Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center

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Workers’ Rights Clinic

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Unemployment Benefits

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Gender Equity

Overcoming the unfair treatment women face in the workplace Learn more

Racial Equality

Achieving justice and expanded employment opportunities for people of colorLearn more

LGBT Rights

Eliminating discrimination and promoting equal treatmentLearn more

Disability Rights

Eliminating social and physical barriers in employment and educationLearn more

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Live-in Domestic Worker Wins Settlement in Federal Lawsuit Against Wealthy Peninsula Couple

For four years Vilma Serralta, a 71-year old immigrant from El Salvador, worked more than 80 hours a week as a live-in housekeeper and nanny in the nearly 10,000-square foot Atherton home of Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sakhawat Khan and his wife Roomy, a private investor. Read more

Claudia Center receiving ABA award for disability rights

LAS–ELC Senior Staff Attorney Claudia Center Receives the ABA’s 2009 Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights

The American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law awarded the 2009 Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights to Claudia B. Center, Senior Staff Attorney for the Legal Aid Society–Employment Law Center and head of its Disability Rights program.

The Hearne Award for Disability Rights is presented each year to an individual or organization that has performed exemplary service in furthering the rights, dignity and access to justice for some 54 million Americans with disabilities. Read more

 

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law student doing intake at Workers’ Rights Clinic

Bayview / Western Addition Employment Law Clinics to Open

The LAS–ELC is establishing new employment law clinics for residents of San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point and Western Addition neighborhoods. The Clinics will be housed in community centers where attorneys and experts in employment law will conduct community outreach to target the most pressing needs of residents. Read more

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