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Immigrant Workers Win $60K Settlement from Lee’s Deli Restaurants
17 Chinese immigrant workers have won a $60,000 settlement from their former employer, Lee’s Deli restaurant. Workers affected include former dishwashers, prep cooks, sandwich makers, cashiers, and office workers who had worked for over 10 years at Lee’s Deli, which did not financially survive the pandemic and permanently closed.
The No Fly List and its Alarming Civil Rights Concerns
Every year, the U.S. government places thousands of people on the No Fly List. Since 2003, the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center has maintained this opaque list. If your name is added to the list, which can happen without sufficient supporting evidence, you can be prohibited from boarding commercial flights traveling to, from, within, or over the U.S. As a result of this unwarranted suspicion, most people on the list, including our clients, are subject to humiliation, stigmatization, family separation, and denied job opportunities.
ReadCivil Rights Organizations Call on Stanford University To Drop Discriminatory and Groundless Charges Against Students
More than 35 legal, civil rights, and community organizations sent a letter to Stanford University urging President Richard Saller and Provost Jenny Martinez to drop disciplinary charges against students who have voiced support for Palestinian human rights. The letter emphasizes how Stanford’s actions can stifle students’ free speech and undermine a campus community where students are encouraged to advocate for justice, peace, and belonging.
Read moreUber/Lyft Drivers: ‘All California Workers Should Be Safe at Work’
A California Superior Court judge ruled that Uber and Lyft cannot evade the California Occupational Safety and Health Association (Cal/OSHA) process on citations issued against the rideshare corporations for violating state health and safety protections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Uber and Lyft drivers welcomed the decision and emphasized the continued need for health and safety protections for all app-based drivers and California workers.
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