Dear Friend --
I’m proud to announce that on Friday I, along with other civil rights attorney, filed a settlement in a major gender-discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women working for the City of New York
We represented female EMS workers at the FDNY who were unfairly denied promotions despite decades of service and exemplary records.
"I had to fight twice as hard to do my job… I was doing all the work, but without the rank." These words from Kathleen Gonczi, a 23-year veteran of the fire department, are all too familiar to millions of working women. But Kathleen fought back, and I am proud to have been at her side.
After seven years of litigation, the FDNY has agreed to pay back wages and compensation to these courageous and hard working women. They have also agreed to change their employment and promotion practices to better ensure all applicants have an equal chance to advance.
This settlement is a win for women in the workforce who deserve equal opportunities and equal recognition for their accomplishments. But it also a win for all New Yorkers who deserve to have the most qualified employees working for them in the highest levels of leadership in New York City’s workforce, irrespective of race or gender.
Yours,
Yetta
Read more about the settlement in the NY Times at: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/15/nyregion/women-settle-gender-bias-lawsuit-against-fire-dept.html.
You can also see this video at:
Yours,
Yetta
Read more about the settlement in the NY Times at: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/15/nyregion/women-settle-gender-bias-lawsuit-against-fire-dept.html.
You can also see this video at:
http://www.yettakurland.com/
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