Press Releases

12/21/11 Equal Rights Advocates Provides 2012 Outlook
12/15/11 ERA and Title IX Advocates Request Review of Penn State’s Handling of Sexual Harassment and Violence Allegations Implicating Athletes
10/27/11 ERA & Co-Counsel File Amended Complaint, Alleging Discrimination Against California Female Wal-Mart Employees
10/06/11 New law to protect California's pregnant workers signed
10/04/11 Are women's rights under attack?
08/03/11

Equal Rights Advocates Applauds Title IX Victory Against the University of California at Davis

6/20/2011 Equal Rights Advocates Deeply Disappointed in U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Class Action Certification in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Will Continue to Fight for Justice
06/10/2011 ERA Elects New Chair, Vice Chair and Five New Members to Board of Directors
06/06/2011 ERA Supports Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
05/24/2011 Title IX Case Against Regents of the University of California
05/20/2011 Student-Athletes Benefit From Title IX Women in Sports Equity Settlement Fund
04/19/2011 Anna Deavere Smith, Renowned Actor, Playwright and Professor, Will Be Keynote Speaker at June 16 Equal Rights Advocates’ Luncheon.
03/23/2011

ERA Testifies for Bill for Pregnant Workers

03/03/2011

ERA Executive Director Named Pioneer in Justice by Levi Strauss Foundation

02/22/2011

Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Class Action Plaintiffs Urge Supreme Court To Uphold Historic Civil Rights and Workers' Laws in Brief Filed Today

02/14/2011

ERA Supports Bill for Pregnant Workers

12/06/2010

ERA Stands Strong Behind Plaintiffs in Dukes v. Wal-Mart

12/06/2010

ERA Mantiene Confianza en Demandantes de Dukes v. Wal-Mart

10/21/10 Wal-Mart Discrimination Case Plaintiffs File Opposition
10/21/10

Mujeres Oponen La Solicitud De Wal-Mart

09/29/10 ERA and See Jane Run Honor Athletes from UC Davis
04/26/10 Largest Discrimination Lawsuit in U.S. History Gets Green Light
02/08/10 Appellate Court Hands Women Athletes a Victory in Title IX Suit
11/15/09 Jury Awards $2.46M in Sex Discrimination Suit
08/06/09 ERA Appoints New Executive Director
06/17/09 Parties Resolve Title IX Discrimination Suit Against University of California at Davis
05/26/09 CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT LEGALIZES DISCRIMINATION California Women's Law Center and Equal Rights Advocates Brace for More Wide Spread Discrimination
05/19/09 Let Down in AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen: Supreme Court Issues Decision
11/17/08 Women's Rights Organizations Ask State Supreme Court to Say No to Prop. 8
8/17/07 ERA wins major victory for women who worked at AT&T
7/24/07 ERA Plaintiffs file suit against UC Davis
2/23/07 Kuehl Introduces Legislation Barring Employment Discrimination Based On “Familial Status”
2/6/07 Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Class Certification of Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores
9/28/06 Judge Rules that Women in Casino Sexual Harassment Case Will Have Their Day in Court
5/10/06 California Giving Working Moms Needed Time With Families
8/03/05 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR WAL-MART’S APPEAL FROM CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION DECISION IN MAJOR SEX DISCRIMINATION CASE
7/01/05 At One-Year Mark, California’s Paid Family Leave Law Benefits Thousands of New Parents and Caregivers
5/10/05 Liza Featherstone to Speak at Equal Rights Advocates’ 31st Anniversary Luncheon
2/22/05 Women and Civil Rights Organizations Call Upon U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to Continue Tracking Gender Inequity
12/16/04 ERA Files Harassment Suit Against San Francisco's Lori's Diner Chain
06/29/04 Californians Have Access to First Paid Family Leave Program in the Country
06/22/04 Federal Judge Orders Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the Nation’s Largest Private Employer, To Stand Trial for Company-Wide Sex Discrimination
06/14/04 Affirmative Action Ban Closes Doors to Women in Construction Trades, Study Finds
12/01/03 CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT ISSUES MAJOR DECISION ON CASE INVOLVING EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
11/03 CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT TO ISSUE DECISION ON CASE INVOLVING EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

04/28/03

Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification Seeks Trial for More Than 1.5 Million Current and Former Wal-Mart Employees

09/10/02

Court Expands Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Stores

08/03/01

Equal Rights Advocates' Executive Director Receives ABA Margaret Brent Award

03/20/01

ERA Files Suit Against AT&T for Pregnancy Discrimination




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