Past Trainings

Additional Materials Legal Director Elizabeth Kristen and Project Counsel Kim Turner put on a training for staff at legal aid nonprofits and related stakeholders to learn the basics of Title IX to ensure gender equity in federally-funded K-12 educational athletics contexts, with a focus on intersectional equity, easy-to-apply tools, and updates on the rapidly-shifting enforcement
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This training hosted by CWLC and Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) will focus on responses to complaints (including answers, demurrers, and motions to dismiss) in federal and state court. The goal is to offer practical, skills-focused guidance that legal aid and public interest attorneys can immediately apply in their litigation work. Tuesday, May
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The complaint does more than start a case, it shapes the litigation that follows. This training hosted by CWLC and Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) focuses on strategic decisions lawyers should make before filing, to position a case for success from the outset. We will cover some basic considerations such as how to
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California has enacted new legislation expressly recognizing and prohibiting intersectional discrimination across multiple areas of state law. This one-hour MCLE program will examine recent amendments to California Government Code § 12926, California Civil Code § 51, and California Education Code § 200 and California Education Code § 210.2, which clarify that discrimination based on the
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The AWARE Legal Aid Worker: Sustaining Your Practice, Sustaining Yourself is a 60-minute interactive webinar designed for legal aid advocates who regularly carry client trauma in their day-to-day work. This session introduces vicarious trauma in clear, accessible language, connects it directly to legal practice, and offers a simple “stress thermometer” to help participants notice when
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Title IX has required equity in school sports for over 50 years now, and the California Fair Play Act has required equity in community youth sports for over 20, but female students and youth still face widespread inequities in sports access across California. On this National Girls and Women in Sports Day, please join CWLC
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Presented by: Julianna Gesiotto, California Women’s Law Center & Jessica Lee, Center for WorkLife Law A legal training on the rights of pregnant and parenting students under California and Federal laws, with particular emphasis on the difference between Title IX requirements under the 2020 vs 2024 administrations’ rules. If you’re interested in receiving MCLE credit for
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On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, CWLC Staff Attorney Harriet Fischer will co-host a training with Legal Aid At Work which will discuss workplace rights and protections for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. 1 hour of General MCLE Credit available through this training. To view a recording of this presentation, click here.

On Thursday, May 18, 2023, CWLC Staff Attorney Harriet Fischer co-hosted a legal training discussing strategies to gather the necessary records for domestic violence family law cases. To watch this important webinar and earn one hour of general MCLE credit, click here. 

Survivors of domestic and sexual violence face a number of housing issues related to acts of violence committed against them. This training will cover the rights and protections available to survivors of domestic violence including applicable state and federal laws, and will discuss recent changes to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) protections. This training
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There has been a growing housing crisis in California for some time and the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly exacerbated the barriers many families face when seeking safe, affordable housing. Women are especially vulnerable economically and many are experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic, putting them at increased risk of homelessness. This webinar will focus on the intersection of gender
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The current COVID-19 public health emergency and uprising for racial justice have shed light on inequities in our policies and systems that create and exacerbate health disparities among Black, indigenous women and people of color. This webinar will provide an overview of the intersection between COVID-19, structural racism, and reproductive justice. Presenters will also discuss the impact
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In this training delivered by our Staff Attorney, Mariah Lindsay, you will explore state and federal housing discrimination laws, sexual harassment in housing, domestic violence survivors and their housing rights, and the processes for reporting and filing complaints.

This informational webinar will explore the specific issues related to appeals of domestic violence restraining order decisions in California courts. We will address some of the most common issues related to preserving an appeal and briefly review the procedures for appealing, including tips for maximizing the likelihood of a successful appeal.

This training will cover Title IX as it relates to campus sexual assault. It will provide context and background on the prevalence and impact of campus sexual assault, the evolving role of Title IX on this issue, the Trump administration’s changes to Title IX and the current status of these proposed regulations, other federal and state laws that protect students from sexual assault, and California’s efforts to codify the 2011 and 2014 Obama administration guidance.

This webinar will explore the Fair Play Act and its impact, and will provide a brief primer on the law the Act is based on, Title IX—which celebrated its 47th anniversary in June. Watch to learn about gender-based inequities in your local sports program or at your school and potential ways to address such inequities!

In this training we discuss the rights of parenting employees and students in California’s schools, including an overview of pregnancy leave rights and legally required accommodations for lactation. We will discuss CWLC’s 2019 “ABC’s of Breastfeeding” Report Card including improvements that have been made in lactation accommodation policies for students and employees for the 81 school districts in Los Angeles County. This training will review the law and as well as provide some ideas for ensuring school districts are aware of and implementing these state mandates.

This webinar will dive into some of the complex legal issues facing litigants seeking domestic violence restraining orders in California courts.

This webinar will outline the core federal and state law causes of action for sexual discrimination, harassment, and assault and discuss the differences between them, giving advocates the tools to spot such issues with their potential clients and address them.

This training addresses the legal requirements mandating equity for girls playing sports in high school and at youth parks and recreation facilities in California.

The webinar will address the reasons the FACT Act was implemented, its application to “crisis pregnancy centers” in California, and the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Act is likely unconstitutional. We will also discuss the future of reproductive rights in California and beyond in the wake of the decision.

This webinar will discuss the rights of pregnant and parenting employees and students in California’s schools, including an overview of pregnancy leave rights and legally required accommodations for pregnancy and lactation.

CWLC hosts free bi-monthly legal clinics for renters who are facing eviction or other legal issues related to their housing. 

Learn about the rights that pregnant and parenting students have under Title IX and California law.

This webinar constitutes one hour of Elimination of Bias MCLE. Our training outlines the core federal and state law causes of action for sexual discrimination, harassment, and assault. We discuss the differences between each, giving advocates the tools to spot such issues with their potential clients and address them

Join us as we discuss the rights of pregnant and parenting employees and students in California’s schools, including an overview of pregnancy leave rights and legally required accommodations for pregnancy and lactation.

CWLC co-sponsored a breastfeeding advocacy training on Thursday, August 31, 2017.

Our informational webinar discussed the problem of teen dating, the current federal, state, and local legislation addressing teen dating violence, and what further steps can and should be taken to combat teen dating violence. By addressing the issue of sexual violence early and effectively, we can work towards a healthier and safer future for our youth.

CWLC hosted a Free Legal Housing Clinic for residents of the Beach Cities.

Amy Poyer of CWLC and Kim Turner from Legal Aid at Work, formerly known as the Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center, hosted a Title IX Athletics training webinar titled “A Level Playing Field: Title IX and Gender Equity in K-12 School Athletics” on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm PST.

This informational webinar reviewed the laws protecting pregnant and parenting students in California to enable practitioners to identify and remedy these harmful forms of discrimination, shared the results of the ABC’s of Breastfeeding Report Card grading lactation accommodations in K-12 schools in Los Angeles County, and discussed next steps in expanding the impact of the report card.

On Thursday, December 8, 2016 the California Fair Pay Collaborative, comprised of the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, Equal Rights Advocates, and California Women’s Law Center, presented a webinar titled “Equal Pay in California: Pay Equity And Discrimination.”

The California Women’s Law Center and BreastfeedLA presented an informational training webinar, “Breastfeeding Rights in California Schools.” Every major health organization recommends breastfeeding and recognizes its overwhelming health benefits for parent and child.

The California Pay Collaborative—comprised of Equal Rights Advocates, Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center, and the California Women’s Law Center—hosted this webinar to assist individuals and attorneys in navigating California’s Equal Pay Act.

CWLC and the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) hosted an informational training webinar for attendees to learn about Title IX as it applies to athletics in schools, including Title IX requirements, how to identify violations, and examples from real life cases.

Teen dating violence is a pervasive problem that affects all communities, and schools should take an active role to prevent and address it.

The S.T.O.P. Teen Dating Violence presentation addressed the legal responsibilities that schools have to address teen dating violence, as well as discussed a model policy that schools can adopt to address dating violence. This session provided rule of law and policy updates enacted since the first 2010 training on this topic.

Led by Staff Attorney Laura Riley of the California Women’s Law Center, this three-part webinar series covered: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault in Schools, Equality in High School Athletic Programs, and The Rights of Pregnant and Parenting Students.