Part 1 of this 3 part series will give an overview of pre-Trump II federal policy on disparate impact analysis in employment and housing discrimination law and how that form of analysis bears on the rights and interests of persons with records of arrest or criminal conviction.
Labor & Employment
Desperate Impact: On The Future of Disparities in Anti-discrimination Law (Part 3)—Criminal Records and Employment Discrimination
Part 3 of this 3 part series will address employment discrimination against those with criminal records.
Ruelas v. County of Alameda
The amicus brief that LSPC intends to submit will provide information on the of Labor Code §1182.12 and its application to all persons performing labor, as well as the policy consequences of the financial burden of substandard wages. This information will be helpful to the Court in deciding this case and will not unduly burden the parties or the Court.
Scholl v. Mnuchin (CARES Act 2020)
Two incarcerated plaintiffs brought this class-action lawsuit seeking to obtain the benefits provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economics Security Act of 2020.
Written Public Comment RE Indoor Heat Illness Prevention in Correctional and Detention Facilities for CAL/OSHA (Section 3397)
LSPC co-signed this written public comment for the California Department of Industrial Relations CAL/OSHA proposed Section 3397, which governs heat illness prevention in correctional and detention facilities.
LSPC Public Comment on CDCR Notice of Change to Regulations 26-01
LSPC co-authored this written public comment in response to CDCR’s proposed new Notice of Change of Regulations 26-01 governing bereavement leave for people in CDCR custody.
