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Viewpoint: Assessing The Legacy Of 'Pao V. Kleiner Perkins', Rachel A. Van Cleave
Viewpoint: Assessing The Legacy Of 'Pao V. Kleiner Perkins', Rachel A. Van Cleave
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Whether this is a landmark case depends on what the Pao case means for gender equality, and what it means for the culture of Silicon Valley. Some commentators claim that despite the jury finding against Pao, her lawsuit was a courageous act that will eventually advance gender equality in Silicon Valley.
Labor Decision In Security Guard Case May Set New Precedence, La Sentinel
Labor Decision In Security Guard Case May Set New Precedence, La Sentinel
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Employees required to stay at a worksite while on call should be compensated for all their hours, including sleep time, the California Supreme Court has ruled in a case involving a company based in Gardena. The state’s highest court said Thursday that security guards who were obligated to stay in trailers on worksites in case they were needed were entitled to be paid for their time, even if they spent it watching TV, scouring the Internet or dozing.
Notes From The Field: The Role Of The Lawyer In Grassroots Policy Advocacy, Hina B. Shah
Notes From The Field: The Role Of The Lawyer In Grassroots Policy Advocacy, Hina B. Shah
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In the past decade, domestic workers have built a national, grassroots, worker-led movement to address the systemic exclusion of domestic workers from basic wage and hour laws. They have been widely successful in the last three years with the passage of a state domestic worker bill of rights in several states, the adoption by the International Labour Organization of the Convention and Recommendation Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers, and federal policy changes by the Department of Labor. Building visibility through worker leadership and broad-based coalitions, the domestic work campaigns have succeeded in gaining fairer treatment under the law. Behind …