Mar 4, 2021 | Discrimination, LGBTQ
QLaw Foundation’s Executive Director Denise Diskin, and co-counsel Legal Voice and Seattle Employment Law Partners, PLLC win case on behalf of lawyer denied job by religious group Media Contacts: Denise Diskin, QLaw Foundation of Washington, 206-452-9369 Jennifer...
Sep 28, 2017 | Discrimination, Immigration
The Trump Administration’s most recent travel ban is a poorly disguised attempt at discriminating against Muslims and an assault on many of the civil rights Legal Voice and our allies fight for. Thousands of immigrants and refugees—who are just as much a part of the...
Apr 26, 2017 | Discrimination, LGBTQ
As transgender people’s dignity and safety continue to be threatened across the country—including in Washington State—we must be vigilant to uphold the legal protections we have fought so hard to win. That’s why I’m thrilled to give you a final...
Jan 5, 2017 | Discrimination
Did you know that a person with a felony is prevented from obtaining a number occupational licenses, no matter how much they have changed their lives? All across the nation, state and local lawmakers are fighting to make reentry possible for people with criminal...
Dec 20, 2016 | Discrimination
It should go without saying that sexual harassment is a form of discrimination. Yet Christopher, who had to receive health care services on a near-weekly basis from Group Health, was subjected to sexually explicit comments, sexual advances, and unwanted touching from...
Jul 28, 2016 | Discrimination, Gender Justice, Healthcare
We are still celebrating this month’s defeat of Initiative 1515, which would have rolled back protections for transgender Washingtonians that allow them to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity. But we know that transgender people don’t just...