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Maria: Fighting Back Against Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
Maria, a single mother who was supporting three young children, worked as a night-shift janitor in San Francisco for ABM Industries Incorporated (ABM), one of the largest building services...
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Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Renewed
ERA continues to pursue equal pay and promotion claims on behalf of the women of Wal-Mart. After the U.S. Supreme Court moved to decertify a class of more than 1 million women workers at the retail...
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Michelle: Paving The Way For Women Firefighters
Michelle was the only woman in the 2005 recruit class in the Fresno, Calfornia Fire Department. Out of over 1100 applicants for the academy, Michelle received the 30th highest ranking. Yet from the...
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Flori: Hotel Housekeeper Fights To Be Paid For All Hours Worked
Flori was working as a hotel housekeeper when she called Equal Rights Advocates’ Advice and Counseling hotline to recover wages she was not paid for time she had worked. Flori’s employer, who...
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