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Important State Bills for Families Advance in Legislature
ERA-Sponsored Bill Enhancing Anti-Discrimination Protections for Working Families Clears California Senate On May 29, the California State Senate passed SB 404, a bill authored by Senator Hannah-Beth...
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Amira: Fighting Back After Being Fired Because She Was Pregnant
ERA is pleased to announce that it has reached a settlement on behalf of Amira*, an immigrant worker who was harassed and ultimately fired from her job as a caregiver for seniors at a residential...
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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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Jury Awards More Than $800,000 to Former ABM Janitor Who Alleged Rape By Her Supervisor And Retaliation by ABM When She Complained
San Francisco, CA, May 17, 2012 — A San Francisco Superior Court jury has awarded Maria Bojorquez $812,001 in damages in a sexual harassment and retaliation suit brought against ABM Industries...
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