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A well-loved tradition in San Francisco, this year's luncheon will focus on the theme of closing the gender pay gap. For more on our Close the Gap campaign and pay discrimination, click here. Through generous donations from Wells Fargo, Hanson Bridgett, Farella Braun + Martel, the Kazan McClain Satterley Lyons Greenwood & Oberman Foundation, and others, ERA is thrilled to offer a unique program at the luncheon. The event will feature a speech by equal pay advocate Lilly Ledbetter, a screening of an original video on equal pay, and the honoring of workers' rights activist Saru Jayaraman. The annual celebration of women's rights and ERA's work attracts more than 800 local lawyers and activists. To buy tickets or sponsor the event, click here. Particular thanks is due to Wells Fargo, which has supported the luncheon for 17 years -- for the last 14, they've been our lead platinum sponsor. ERA is continually grateful for Wells Fargo's generous and longstanding support. For a full list of sponsors, click here. [post_title] => Close the Gap! 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While counseling her on how to navigate her work situation, ERA prepared a demand letter on her behalf.  ERA successfully negotiated a settlement for the woman, which among other things, required the company to strengthen its internal sexual harassment policies and complaint procedure. Our client has recently found new employment and is happy she can now put the mistreatment she experienced behind her. For more on how ERA supports marginalized women workers, click here. To reach the Advice and Counseling hotline, click here. 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But it's hard to celebrate the holiday fully knowing what we do about discrimination against pregnant women and caretakers in the workplace. This year's Mother's Day marks one year since ERA released its groundbreaking report on pregnancy discrimination: Expecting a Baby, Not a Layoff. Three-quarters of working women will be pregnant at some point during their careers. ERA regularly hears from women who are discriminated against because of their pregnancy.

It came as a surprise to Hannah, a day laborer at a large manufacturing plant in Ohio, when her employer denied her a temporary ‘light duty’ assignment after she became pregnant. Hannah had noticed that many male workers had been given such assignments in the past, but her manager told her that she only provided light duty assignments for those employees injured on the job, and that if she brought a doctor’s note requesting accommodation she would be forced to go on medical leave.  She was also told that she was not eligible for job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

This was wrong. Her employer could have found a temporary light duty assignment for Hannah, as it did for many employees who were injured on the job or to those who had “disabilities” under the Americans with Disabilities Act. But Hannah was left with the decision of continuing to work in an un-accommodated position, thus jeopardizing the health of her pregnancy, or losing her job and the financial stability and health care benefits that came with it.   Hannah lost her job during her second trimester.  Single and without financial support, she had to depend on the government to keep food on the table.

Stories like Hannah’s are all too common among many pregnant women across the country.  Take Angie, a train conductor in Mississippi who was forced on unpaid leave due to a minor lifting restriction that could have easily been accommodated by her employer, who readily provided such accommodation to (mostly male) employees injured on the job. Or Peggy, a pregnant postal worker in Maryland who was similarly denied the temporary light duty potion that the employer readily provided to those injured on the job. Although the text of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act declares that employers must treat pregnant employees at least as well as they treat other employees “similar in their ability or inability to work,” courts have found employers may do otherwise.  Although the Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees with a disability, courts have found that such protections only extend to pregnant women with certain conditions. America needs the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to ensure that our pregnant workers are not denied the simple and temporary workplace accommodations that would keep our women and families healthy and financially independent, and that would keep our new generations secure.  That is why Senators Bob Casey and Jeanne Shaheen and Representative Jerry Nadler will reintroduce the bill on May 14, 2013, with support from a wide array of health organizations, women’s organizations, and disability rights organizations. Would you like to share your story about a workplace pregnancy accommodation, or denial of a request for such an accommodation?  Contact Mia Munro at mmunro@equalrights.org or post a comment on this page.  And check out our PWFA action page for more information on you can help pass this important bill into law. 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Among the group of 75 litigators and 25 corporate attorneys, Noreen stands out as a public interest attorney. Also on the list of honorees are ERA Board member Gay Grunfeld (partner at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP), famed former San Francisco city attorney Louise Renne and current California attorney general Kamala Harris. Farrell was recognized for her leadership of ERA as well as her lawyering in Bojorquez v. ABM Industries,  Mansourian et al. v. Regents of of the University of California, and Brust et al. v. Regents of the UC. 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A well-loved tradition in San Francisco, this year's luncheon will focus on the theme of closing the gender pay gap. For more on our Close the Gap campaign and pay discrimination, click here. Through generous donations from Wells Fargo, Hanson Bridgett, Farella Braun + Martel, the Kazan McClain Satterley Lyons Greenwood & Oberman Foundation, and others, ERA is thrilled to offer a unique program at the luncheon. The event will feature a speech by equal pay advocate Lilly Ledbetter, a screening of an original video on equal pay, and the honoring of workers' rights activist Saru Jayaraman. The annual celebration of women's rights and ERA's work attracts more than 800 local lawyers and activists. To buy tickets or sponsor the event, click here. Particular thanks is due to Wells Fargo, which has supported the luncheon for 17 years -- for the last 14, they've been our lead platinum sponsor. ERA is continually grateful for Wells Fargo's generous and longstanding support. 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