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Special Presentation 4/8/2013 – Safe Workplaces for All
Posted on April 1, 2013
No More Death Traps: Safe Workplaces for All On November 24, 2012, 112 workers died in a horrific fire at Tazreen Fashions, a garment factory in Bangladesh. Join us for […]
Bet Tzedek helps restaurant worker fight for justice
Posted on March 14, 2013
Los Angeles (March 14, 2013) – Beverly Hills is home to many high-end restaurants. Typical of such establishments, Urasawa on Rodeo Drive is known as one of the most expensive […]
Bet Tzedek Provides Cirque du Soleil Performers With Tenants’ Rights Info
Posted on January 8, 2013
CES and Bet Tzedek Provides Cirque du Soleil Performers With Tenants’ Rights Info as Show Closes and Jobs Are Lost At the time many people were preparing to enjoy the […]
Walmart Sued for Massive Wage Theft
Posted on November 30, 2012
Walmart Sued for Massive Wage Theft at California Warehouses Federal Court Motion Casts Walmart in Central Role in Decade-Long Scheme to Defraud Workers LOS ANGELES – Attorneys representing as many […]
SoCal Pro Bono Week Event – Ethics CLE 10/24/2012
Posted on October 17, 2012
Integrating Medicare and Medicaid
Posted on October 15, 2012
Twenty-six states have applied to the federal government to combine Medicaid and Medicare. Under these applications, up to two million dual-eligibles (persons eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare) would be […]
Bet Tzedek attoneys participate in mission to Israel
Posted on July 24, 2012
Bet Tzedek Elder Rights attorneys Yolande Erickson and Bertha Sanchez Hayden, both active in the agency’s Transitions and Family Matters programs, are participating in a special study and fact finding […]
BT Attorney named to Top 75 list
Posted on July 19, 2012
Kevin Kish, Director of Bet Tzedek’s Employment Rights Project (ERP), has been named a 2012 Top 75 Labor & Employment attorney in California by the Daily Journal. Upon receiving this much deserved […]
Bet Tzedek attorneys to participate in veterans event
Posted on July 13, 2012
Attorneys from Bet Tzedek will be making presentations and providing service at the California Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Vets co-sponsored Female Veterans Stand Down – “Women with a […]
Volunteers honored
Posted on July 13, 2012
(July 12, 2012) Bet Tzedek feted its volunteers of all stripes at the annual “Evening of Recognition,” held this year at Sinai Temple. Nearly 160 pro bono attorneys, community members, students, board members, staff, […]
Gov Brown signs California Homeowners Bill of Rights
Posted on July 12, 2012
(July 11, 2012) Bet Tzedek is pleased to pass along the news of the signing into law of the California Homeowners Bill of Rights. Members staff worked hard and their […]
Seniors take legal action against City of Thousand Oaks
Posted on June 29, 2012
Effort to to protect their independence and prevent potential homelessness Los Angeles (June 22, 2012) – A number of Senior citizens, all members of a group known as SAFE (Senior Alliance […]