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String of Settlements Secured for Working Women
For every big win secured by attorneys at Equal Rights Advocates in courthouses and statehouses, there are dozens of small but significant victories achieved for women and girls through advice and...
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Immigrant Woman, Harassed and Retaliated Against, Settles with Employer
Last fall, an immigrant woman reached out to ERA’s Advice and Counseling hotline after enduring several months of sexual harassment and retaliation while working as a line cook at a Bay Area...
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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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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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