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The Oakland Raiderettes are among the millions of workers across America who are compelled by their employers to give up their rights to go to court and a trial by jury because of forced arbitration clauses. Read NELA's statement to find out how the Raiderettes' case and the Oakland Raiders' response impacts you as an employee, and as an consumer, and what you can do about it. NELA's Statement On The The Oakland Raiders’ Motion To Compel Arbitration In Lacy T. v. The Oakland Raiders (Washington, DC) – On Friday, March 14, 2014, a significant development occurred in the case of Lacy T. v. The Oakland Raiders , a class action filed in California ...

Submitted by Patrick Callahan, NELA's 2013 Peggy Browning Fellow When President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), he envisioned the law as a first step toward ensuring a level playing field for women in the workforce. As we celebrate the 50 th anniversary of this landmark legislation, it is important to evaluate its effectiveness in preventing wage discrimination based on gender. In 1963, women workers made just 59 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. Today, women workers earn 77 cents for every dollar taken home by male workers, a figure that is even lower for Hispanic and African American women . ...

Between April 29–May 3, 2013 the Executive Board, Membership Committee, and staff of the National Employment Lawyers Association are holding our Annual Phone-A-Thon : Connect & Inform . Help the NELA family grow by picking up your phone to connect with colleagues to inform them about the benefits of membership in NELA. Download your Phone-A-Thon Tool Kit at www.nela.org/join . New Members Join NELA At Half Price! Recruit a new member to NELA at the Regular Membership Level and they will get a 50% discount off their membership dues and a complimentary 6 month listing in our public “Find-A-Lawyer” Directory, an exclusive member benefit ...

The NELA Exchange Blog is pleased to present the following guest posting by NELA member Jules Bernstein. August 28 is the 49th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech before a quarter of a million Americans gathered at the Lincoln Memorial and the millions more who watched on television. (As a young lawyer, I was a marshal at the March.) The March is widely credited with helping to enact the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, in turn making possible the election in 2008 of Barack Obama as the first black American president. ...