Erika Jacobsen White, Esq.

"Under Supreme Court precedent, a victim of police brutality must demonstrate that, at the time of the abuse, the courts had already held that behavior to be unconstitutional. Too often, courts demand an exact match between the facts of the current case and facts of a previous case to show that it was already clearly established that the conduct in question was illegal. That can pose an impossible bar for many victims of police brutality. Plus, qualified immunity gives cour...ts an out to avoid deciding whether police abuses were, in fact, unconstitutionalmeaning courts are less likely to create that clearly established law necessary for future plaintiffs.... [...] The urgent need for this legislation is made clear by a recent Reuters investigation, which found a dramatic spike in successful attempts by police to use the law as a shield from accountability: During a two-year span from 2005-2007, appellate courts ruled in favor of police in qualified immunity cases 44% of the time; just over a decade later (2017-2019), that grew to 57%." https://www.publicjustice.net/end-qualified-immunity/

As civil rights lawyers, and as stewards of the justice system, we have a direct obligation to stand against this oppression.

White silence is violence. #BlackLivesMatter

Pregnant employees are not "guinea pigs" to be used for market research. Proud to stand up with to Ms. Johnson against discrimination and retaliation at Natera, Inc. #BumpedOut #MomsToo @CNN @nytimes @CBSSF https://www.cnn.com//planned-parenthood-pregnan/index.html

Jacobsen White Law, P.C. is honored to stand up beside Melissa Blain Johnson against the hypocrisy at Natera, Inc., who discriminated against her because of her pregnancy and retaliated against her when she complained. The pervasiveness of pregnancy discrimination is deep, and we must stand up. No more getting #BumpedOut of the workplace. https://www.nytimes.com//planned-parenthood-pregnant-emplo

As an employee in California you are entitled to up to two hours PAID time off to vote at the beginning or end of your shift. You need to give your employer two business days advanced notice. Polls open 7 am to 8 pm this upcoming Tuesday 11/6. ... Does your employer know your rights? Employers must post a notice of employees’ voting rights at least 10 days before a statewide election. Get registered and find your polling place here: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place/ VOTE.

Honored to represent Jane Doe in standing up for justice after being sexually assaulted by a massage therapist at the Claremont Hotel & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel. The massage therapist who did this is still employed there. #BelieveWomen https://www.google.com//Claremont-Spa-Sued-for-Alleged-Sex

I am honored to represent Ms. Johnson together with my colleague Jayme Walker at Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer in standing up for women's rights. No more getting baby #bumpedout of the workplace. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com//natera-worker-pregnanc/

Discrimination because of your pregnancy or pregnancy related disability is illegal. Know your rights. When a man has to leave work due, say, to severe nausea incident to chemotherapy, it is something the employer has to live with: It’s seen as the cost of hiring human beings. If a woman has to leave work, say, due to severe nausea incident to pregnancy, she is seen as demanding special treatment. Men are still the measure of what is seen as the inevitable cost of hiring human beings. Anything related to women alone is seen as somehow extra. - Joan Williams https://www.huffingtonpost.com//firing-pregnant-women-is-w

Harassment is about power. Many of the same industries plagued by sex harassment are also entrenched in cultures of racism. We need to think about where these forms of social violence intersect and fight harassment in all of its iterations. https://www.washingtonpost.com//the-industries-with-the-/

It takes courage to stand up. http://www.cnn.com//women-dont-need-thicker-ski/index.html