The donors listed below have enabled The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy to advance equality and justice in the American workplace. We gratefully acknowledge their generous support of The Institute's work. Cy Pres Awards Martin v. Grange Mutual Insurance Co. ($222,684.04)
The insurance policyholders of this 1994 class action suit alleged that they were incorrectly charged for uninsured motorist insurance. Using the doctrine of cy pres, Dworken & Bernstein and Grange Insurance Charitable Fund designated over $10 million of unclaimed settlement funds to 33 local, state, and national nonprofit organizations, the largest cy pres donation in U.S. history. Stanfield, et al. v. First NLC Financial Services ($75,000)
This contribution was made possible from a cy pres fund established in a class and collective action case that NELA members Paul J. Lukas (MN) and Donald H. Nichols (MN) of Nichols Kaster, LLP settled in late 2007 involving violations under the FLSA and California law. The firm represented loan officers who were employed by First NLC Financial Services. The defendant failed (1) to pay the plaintiffs overtime compensation, (2) to provide them with accurate itemized wage statements and (3) to give them rest breaks and meal periods. Fraiser v. Citigroup ($812.68)
This cy pres award was made possible by former NELA Executive Board member Cliff Palefsky (McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky) and NELA member Michael Rubin (Altshuler Berzon, LLP), who brought a wage and hour class action on behalf of brokers who were improperly assessed fines by Citigroup for various work-related issues. Unrestricted Contributions Donors $10,000 and above The Law Office of Donelon, PC $1,000-$2,499 Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association
Patricia M. Ito In Honor of Terisa E. Chaw
Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, PC
Albert & Doris Pitt Foundation
Marilyn Townsend $500-$999 Cynthia Y. Chaw
Kansas City NELA
Rob Wiley, PC | $250-$499 Debra P. Chaw $100 - $249 Elinor and William Chaw
William H. Ewing $20 - $99 Vida M. Holguin
Alfredo Vergara-Lobo | | Restricted Contributions The Public Welfare Foundation
The Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellowship Program | $5,000 and above Freking & Betz
Outten & Golden, LLP $2,500-$4,999 Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC $1,000-$2,499 Terisa E. Chaw and James A. Hendriksen
Kraft Eisenmann Alden, PLLC
Tobias, Kraus & Torchia
Webster, Fredrickson, Correia & Puth $500-$999 Carter, Harrod & Willhite, PLLC
McNamara, Roseman, Martinez & Kazmierski
James B. Helmer, Jr.
Mark A. Kleiman
Marguerite M. Longoria
Sarah Vlach and Mark Holbrook
Brad Yamauchi
| $100-$249 Robert Belton
David R. Cashdan
Terisa E. Chaw In Honor of Elinor C. Chaw
Janet E. Hill
Don Hurst
Patricia M. Losacker
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred I. Straus III $25-$99 Albert L. Brown, Jr.
Emily S. Losacker
David Reichert
Richard Weiland | The Employee Rights Advocacy Scholarship Fund $5,000 and above Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons, Greenwood & Harley Foundation $2,500-$4,999 Denise Abrams & David Harrington Fund | |
