Economic Justice and Employment Rights
Victories
- Advocating for unemployment compensation for workers who leave their jobs to follow a spouse after a work transfer.
Fariss v. Employment Security Dep't
Kenny v. Employment Security Dep't - Advocating for domestic violence victims' rights in the workplace.
Danny v. Laidlaw - Drafting and advocating for a Washington law that requires time off from work for victims of violence who need to go to court or take other steps to get safe—the strongest of its kind in the country.
See our Self-Help Publication on Leave From Work for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking. - Ensuring that discriminating against women based on pregnancy is unlawful.
Hegwine v. Longview Fibre Company - Successful litigation on behalf of welfare recipients against Washington's residency requirements.
Ruffin v. Quasim - Helping to pass a Washington State family leave insurance program to provide wage replacement for new parents.
- Helping pass laws protecting employee medical leave.
For information on your legal rights, see Tools to Help You. - Successfully urging the Washington State Supreme Court to recognize a common law cause of action for termination based on gender discrimination.
Roberts v. Dudley - Ensuring that women who are sexually harassed on the job are entitled to unemployment compensation when forced to leave their employment.
Hussa v. Employment Security Dep't - Successfully convincing the Alaska Supreme Court that post-traumatic stress disorder caused by domestic violence is a medical condition protected by the federal Family Medical Leave Act.
Gregg v. Anchorage - Changing Washington law to allow victims of violence who need to quit their jobs because of the violence to get unemployment compensation.
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