ERA IN THE NEWS  

ERA Press Releases:

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
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

 

Newspaper Articles:

1/24/06	Sacramento Bee	Ex-workers Press Casino Fight
1/13/06	Salon.com	Taking on a Nation
8/12/05	San Francisco Chronicle	Woman’s Suit Against L’Oreal to Go to Trial Read the Decision
8/9/05	The Recorder	Judges Grill Wal-Mart in Class Action
8/9/05	Daily Journal	Judge Demands Wal-Mart Lawyer Apologize to Trial Court for Insulting Brief
8/05	Bay Area Business Woman	August WonderWomen
7/19/05	San Francisco Chronicle	State High Court Rules on Sex with the Boss
7/05	Bay Area Business Woman	Family Leave Fosters Gender Equity
6/23/04	just-food.com	USA: Wal-Mart Hit by Gender Discrimination Class Action
6/23/04	San Jose Mercury News	Wal-Mart Suit Gets OK
6/23/04	The Recorder	Wal-Mart Suit Suit Could be Boon for Plaintiffs Bar
6/23/04	Sacramento Bee	Judge Deals Big Blow to Wal-Mart
6/23/04	Oakland Tribune	Women Win Right to Sue Retailer
12/04/02	Sacramento Bee	Regional Transit Employees’ Bias Suit Settled for $2.5 million
06/20/01	The New York Times	6 Women Sue Wal-Mart, Charging Bias
03/21/01	Oakland Tribune	Lawsuit Accuses AT&T of Cheating Pregnant Women Reduced Pensions Unfair, Retirees Say
03/21/01	Los Angeles Times	Union Sues AT&T for Alleged Pregnancy Discrimination
03/21/01	Sacramento Bee	Ex-AT&T Workers Suing Over Pregnancy Benefits
01/22/01	The Recorder	Back to Basics: Equal Rights Advocates Shifts its Focus Back to its Litigation Roots
11/14/00	San Jose Mercury News	Piecework lawsuit settled claims over man’s home assembly of electronics