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Call Congress: Support The Equality Act
Public Justice is proud to support the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which was originally introduced in both the House and Senate in March 2019. On February 18, U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (RI-01) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR) announced the re-introduction of the bill, which…
Practice Area: Workers' Rights
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Put an End to Fine Print Bullying: Urge Congress to Pass the FAIR Act
By Karla Gilbride Cartwright-Baron Senior Attorney What Leo Tolstoy said in Anna Karenina about unhappy families could also be said about consumer transactions or employment relationships that turn sour: each one “is unhappy in its own way.” For some types of disputes, a worker or consumer may…
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February 9, 2021 In PJ Action Access to Justice, Civil Rights & Liberties, Forced Arbitration, Workers' Rights
Join Us in Asking Congress to Pass the FAIR Act
Public Justice is proud to support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1374), which was reintroduced in February 2021. This Thursday, a hearing on the FAIR Act will be held, entitled “Justice is Restored: Ending Forced Arbitration and Protecting Fundamental Rights.” We’ve been…
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McConnell’s Latest Corporate Immunity Proposals Are A Direct Sabotage To Our Democracy
By Lucy Sears Communications Associate With less than two weeks until the new year, it appears that Congress has finally settled on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, following many months of negotiations that were largely attributed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s continued refusal…
Public Justice Comment on Reports of Administration Invoking DPA and Ordering Liability Shield for Meat Corporations
To news that the Trump Administration is preparing to invoke the Defense Production Act for the sole purpose of keeping meatpacking plants open no matter their safety measures, and intends to draft an executive order shielding agribusiness corporations from many lawsuits regarding harm to workers…
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Migrant Worker Defeats Corporate Arbitration Clause by Using Employer’s Practices Against It
By Rodolfo Padilla Legal Fellow Current federal law strongly favors enforcing arbitration clauses against workers. But there are limits, and Judge Edward M. Chen of the Northern District of California found they were reached in this case. The court held that an arbitration contract between…
February 28, 2019
In Blog Access to Justice, Civil Rights & Liberties, Forced Arbitration, Gender & Sexual Violence, Workers' Rights
Fighting Trump’s Secrecy Agreements: Because Justice for Alva is Justice for All
Public Justice has partnered with our friends at the law firms of Tycko & Zavareei LLP and Varnell & Warwick to take on Trump’s secrecy agreements and help Alva Johnson – a Trump campaign employee who helped organize some of the President’s most significant campaign events – find justice for her and other campaign workers.
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Public Justice Secures Historic Workers’ Rights Victory at Supreme Court
On Tuesday, Public Justice—along with its wonderful co-counsel, Andrew Schmidt Law and Fair Work Law—won a major victory for workers in the U.S. Supreme Court! The Court issued a unanimous decision for our client in Oliveira v. New Prime, a case about whether transportation companies,…
UPDATED: Using Bankruptcy to Eliminate Tort Liability for Future Asbestos Claims? That Would Be Unconstitutional
Resolving asbestos liability can be challenging. The time between exposure to asbestos and the onset of the most deadly asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma, can be decades, and there’s no way for someone who was exposed to know whether they will fall ill in the future. And there are plenty of folks—many of whom were exposed indirectly, through asbestos on a family member’s clothing, for example—who may not even know that they were exposed in the first place. As such, it’s impossible for anyone—including companies responsible for asbestos exposure—to know who will fall ill and be entitled to compensation in the future.
Justice for Workers at Hanford
The settlement in this case shows the power of workers banding together and the effectiveness and importance of partnerships between unions, advocates and tenacious public servants like Washington’s Attorney General.