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LAS-ELC Urges American Bar Association to Support Civil Rights,
Avoid Arizona. read the letter to the ABA
LAS-ELC welcomes its 2010 Summer Interns!
Left to right: Daniel Brome (UC–Berkeley), Anna Scholin (Stanford), Alexis Alvarez (UC–Davis), Meghan Loisel (NYU), Sarah Mercer (Santa Clara), Julia Parish (UC–Berkeley), Mia Munro (NYU), Jasmine Berndt (UC–Hastings), Linnea Nelson (NYU), Daniela Urban (UC–Berkeley).
Displaced Workers Sue NUMMI, Toyota Over Discrimination in Severance Package
A group of displaced Fremont NUMMI workers who were on medical or other leave during the last six months of the plant’s operation sued their former employer, and its parent company Toyota, alleging that the severance package offered by the auto giant discriminates against injured and disabled employees. The severance package included a bonus enhancement based on years of service. However, these workers were not entitled to the enhancement, no matter how long they had worked at the plant. Read more
LAS-ELC attorneys receive La Raza Award
La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco’s oldest Latino community legal services organization, recently honored the LAS–ELC team that partnered with La Raza to litigate Serralta v. Khan to a successful conclusion. At La Raza’s 37th Anniversary Awards Celebration on Friday, May 14, LAS–ELC lead attorney Christopher Ho, along with former LAS–ELC attorneys Carole Vigne, Christina Chung, and Matt Goldberg, were cited for their “courageous advocacy for workers’ rights” in representing Vilma Serralta, a domestic worker who stood up against her wealthy employers to demand her rights under Federal and state wage and hour law.
Same-Sex Couples, State Workers, Sue IRS and CalPERS for Insurance Discrimination
The LAS–ELC has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of same-sex couples in California who are seeking equal access to California’s long-term care insurance program for public employees and their families. The named plaintiffs are three California state employees who work in public health care and their same-sex partners. Read more
94th Anniversary Luncheon
94th Anniversary Luncheon
LAS–ELC’s 94th Anniversary luncheon, held on July 15, 2010, featured Linda Greenhouse as the keynote speaker and Therese Stewart as the recipient of the Tobriner Public Service Award. Ms. Greenhouse, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who covered the New York Times for nearly three decades, was introduced by Pamela Karlan, the Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law at Stanford University. Ms. Stewart, who as Chief Deputy City Attorney of San Francisco was lead counsel in the team challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, was introduced by Dennis Herrera, San Francisco City Attorney. Thank you to our generous sponsors of this event.
In Memoriam
Former LAS–ELC attorney Joannie Chang passed away on July 31 at the age of 41. Joannie joined us as our Felix Velarde-Muñoz Fellow in September 1997, and continued as an attorney in LAS–ELC’s Work and Family project until she left in March 2002 to join the Asian Law Caucus. During her time here, Joannie was an incisive advocate for her clients, and was instrumental in the passage of California’s Paid Family Leave Act. We are deeply sorry for the loss of our dear colleague, advocate and friend, and will remain inspired by her passion and tireless advocacy for ensuring the civil rights of low-wage workers.
—Joan Graff, President
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