Unpacking Implicit Bias in the Prison Industrial Complex
Join Tanisha Cannon and Eric Sapp of Legal Services For Prisoners with Children as they discuss implicit bias in the prison industrial complex. Presenters: Tanisha Cannon and Eric Sapp, Legal Services For Prisoners with Children
Update on Local Housing Ordinances with Movement Legal
The November 2024 election has the potential of bringing enormous change for tenant protections. Costa Hawkins could be overturned and several cities might have new rent stabilization and the right to organize. Join us to cover the impact of the election and what these changes can mean for the tenants that you represent. Leah Simon-Weisberg, […]
SB 553- Workplace Violence Prevention Training
The Occupational Safety, Workplace Violence, Restraining Orders, and Workplace Violence Prevention Plan passed into law in 2024. Sometimes people come into a workplace and harm the people working there. Common examples include: disgruntled employees/coworkers or ex-employees, domestic abusers coming to their partner’s place of employment, domestic terrorists, thieves, angry customers. The new law asks employers […]
Housing & Homelessness Prevention for Transition Aged Youth
Homelessness and housing/placement instability for current and former foster youth are critical issues facing transition-aged youth (TAY) (ages 16-25) in California. Despite broad protections and housing/placement entitlements for youth, many youth are exited or removed from their housing before they reach the maximum age or duration for participation. Please join the Youth Law Center to […]
Family Violence Appellate Project: Laying Your Record in Housing and Family Law Cases
Learn how to create a trial court record that can set you up for success in appealing an unfavorable trial court ruling or protecting a favorable one. This training will focus on creating trial court records in unlawful detainers and domestic violence family law cases and the unique considerations needed for each. This training is […]
Infraction Defense for Legal Aid
In this presentation, Jeanne Nishimoto of the UCLA Veterans Legal Clinic will present on defending individual cases in traffic court. Her team has a staff attorney and certified law students who take these cases. Infraction defense may be of particular interest to advocates working with unhoused people who interact with law enforcement while they are […]
The California Women’s Law Center: An Introduction and Discussion of Contemporary Women’s Issues in the US
This presentation will introduce the California Women’s Law Center organization, its mission, and cover the four main topic areas within the scope of their work. Once updated, the presenters will discuss the most pressing legal issues within each of those areas.
Rights of Pregnant and Parenting Employees
This training will go over the rights of pregnant people and new parents in the workplace. It will cover both California and Federal protections and will discuss newer laws like Title IX updates and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Attendees will leave the webinar with a better understanding of how to navigate the legal landscape […]
Affordable Child Care Options for California Families
Families with special circumstances (foster care, homelessness, fire damage, and CalWORKs) have rights protected under the law. Child care subsidies can save families thousands of dollars a month. This training will 1) provide information on affordable child care programs available for families, 2) explore how families can choose the best care for their family’s needs, […]
Housing Protections for Child Care Providers
In this Child Care Law Center training, attendees will learn about California housing protections for family child care providers and helpful resources to navigate this topic. Specifically, attendees will learn about the California housing rights that protect family child care providers from: ● Unlawful regulation by cities and counties; ● Housing discrimination by housing providers […]