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Critical Civil Rights Issues Affecting Migrant And Seasonal Farm Workers
Evangelina Fierro HernandezEvangelina Fierro HernandezSenior Trial AttorneySenior Trial Attorney
San Francisco District OfficeSan Francisco District Office
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EEO RELATED ISSUES
EEO Concerns Most Critical Issue Basis for Concern Lack of Complaints What the EEOC is
Doing To Encourage Complaints
Litigation
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
sexpregnancy color
race
national origin
religion
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Title I- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
All persons with disabilities are protected
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The Equal Pay Act (EPA) - 1963
EPA- The Math is simple: Equal work for equal pay, regardless of gender
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)- 1967
age (40+)
A person is still contributing after
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Forms of Discrimination
Name-calling
Graffi ti
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Sexual Harassment
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Population in Fields
Every year an estimated 500,000
women work in U.S. fields
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ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE
Field de calzon or field of panties Stories of supervisors forcing themselves on
females in exchange for a position Green Motel
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LACK OF COMPLAINTS
• Cultural• Language• Lack of Education• Shame/Embarrassment Over Traumatic
Event• Fear of Retaliation• Regulatory Process
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Training on Working With Rape Victims
Gain Confidence of the Victim Specific questions related to sex harassment Cultural Use of translators Credibility Assessments
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Ensuring Protection To Undocumented Workers
Don’t ask Don’t tell
Protective Orders
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Improving the Regulatory Process
Budget Tracking of Files Assignment of Spanish
Speaking Investigator/Attorney
Prioritizing the Files
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Outreach to the Community
Forming liaisons with consulates Forming partnerships with legal services and
community groups Spanish media Outreach materials
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EEOC v. Harris Farms
Sexual harassment and retaliation case: Latina farm worker against supervisor
Jury awarded $994,000 to the farm worker
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EEOC v. Rivera Vineyards
More than $1,000,000 to the class of workers
Latina farm workers Sex harassment, retaliation
sex discrimination
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EEOC v. Tanimura and Antle
Latina farm workers
Sexual harassment and abuse
Settlement of $1,855,000
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GRANTING ALL WORKERS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITHOUT THE FEAR OF HARASSMENT