In March of 2013, The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy hosted a one-day program, United We Stand: Effectively Representing Immigrants In Employment Cases, on the tremendous opportunities and particular challenges in representing immigrant workers.
United We Stand: Effectively Representing Immigrants In Employment Litigation was made possible by a cy pres award The Institute received from the Minneapolis-based law firms of Cummins & Cummins, LLP and Miller O’Brien Jensen, PA.
Successfully Representing Undocumented Workers In Employment Litigation: Yes You Can!
Moderator & Speaker: Bill Beardall
Speakers: Alejandro Caffarelli & Jim Knoepp
Practical Issues In Employment Litigation By Immigrant Employees, Bill Beardall
Representing Immigrant Workers – An Employment Lawyer’s Pocket Guide, Alejandro Caffarelli & Lorrie Peeters
The Effects Of Immigration Status On Employment Litigation After Hoffman Plastics Compound, William R. Tamayo, Alejandro Caffarelli & Cynthia Rice
The Cultural & Linguistic Dimensions Of Litigating Cases On Behalf Of Immigrant Workers
Moderator: Eve H. Cervantez
Speakers: Bryce W. Ashby, Karen Jo Koonan & J. Roberto Mendoza
The Cultural & Linguistic Dimensions Of Litigating Cases On Behalf Of Immigrant Workers: A Back To Basics Approach Of Representation, Bryce W. Ashby
How To Talk To The Jury About Employment Claims Of Immigrant Workers, Karen Jo Koonan
The Cultural & Linguistic Dimensions Of Litigating Cases On Behalf Of Immigrant Workers, J. Roberto Mendoza
Representing Immigrant Workers In Sexual Harassment Cases
Moderator & Speaker: David L. Kern
Speakers: Mónica Ramírez & William R. Tamayo
Developments And Challenges In Representing Undocumented Female Farm Workers In Sexual Harassment Cases, David L. Kern
Sexual Violence Against Farmworkers: A Guidebook For Legal Providers, Victim Rights Law Center, California Rural Legal Assistance, Esperanza & Southern Poverty Law Center, Submitted By Mónica Ramírez
Injustice On Our Plates: Immigrant Women In The U.S. Food Industry, Southern Poverty Law Center, Submitted By Mónica Ramírez
Picked Apart: The Hidden Struggles Of Migrant Worker Women In The Maryland Crab Industry, American University Washington College Of Law & Centro De Los Derechos Del Migrante, Inc., Submitted By Mónica Ramírez
Retaliation In Sexual Harassment Cases, Threats To Deter Reporting And The Impact On Immigrant Workers, William R. Tamayo
Overcoming Scorched-Earth Defense Tactics When Representing Immigrant Workers
Moderator & Speaker: Justin D. Cummins
Speakers: Laura R. Feldman & Jenifer J. (J.J.) Rosenbaum
Successfully Overcoming Employers’ Scorched-Earth Defense Tactics, Justin D. Cummins, Laura Feldman & Jennifer (J.J.) Rosenbaum
Somos Unidos! Effective Community, Private Bar & Government Partnerships
Moderator: Haeyoung Yoon
Speakers: Melvina C. Ford, Adam T. Klein & William R. Tamayo
Somos Unidos! Effective Community, Private Bar & Government Partnerships, Adam T. Klein
The EEOC And Immigrant Workers, William R. Tamayo