Finding Strength: Thriving at Work Through Burnout and Health Challenges

Most companies have lawyers to guide them. Most employees don’t. No one teaches us about our rights before we enter the working world, so even senior professionals don’t understand their workplace rights or how to skillfully invoke them. 

Employment lawyers Julia Stephanides and Hillary Benham-Baker want to change this. They teach workshops and classes to give employees the knowledge, tools, and skills to navigate challenging work situations. On May 8, they will be sharing what you need to know if you’re an employee dealing with a health issue or disability.

Experiencing health issues can be extremely isolating and overwhelming, especially when you’re worried about getting fired or having to leave your job. Julia and Hillary will provide a safe and supportive space for you to learn about your options and rights, and to connect with other professionals in similar situations. Among other things, Julia and Hillary will discuss taking medical leave, getting paid while you’re off work, and getting reasonable accommodations to make your job work for you. They will also offer guidance on how to respond if your rights are violated. 

This will be an interactive event where discussion and questions are welcome.

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Julia Stephanides is the founder of Stephanides Law, an employment law firm helping tech professionals enforce their rights and protect their health while excelling in their careers. Julia represents employees and executives in discrimination and retaliation cases and guides them through career transitions like job offers and exits. Trained in mindfulness and emotional intelligence, Julia takes a relational approach to her legal work. She speaks to the employment law community about topics like disability rights, leave laws, and health and wellness issues. She loves teaching employees how to advocate for themselves. 

Before starting her firm, Julia worked at leading employment firm Outten & Golden, where she focused on gender discrimination and sexual harassment cases during the #MeToo movement, and at employment boutique RED Law, where she served as the expert in disability and protected leave cases. Julia earned her J.D. at Berkeley Law and her undergraduate degree at UCLA

Hillary Benham-Baker is the Principal Attorney at Benham-Baker Legal. Hillary is proud to have dedicated her career to representing employees and civil rights litigants. Hillary is a frequent speaker on employment law topics and has recently spoken on reasonable accommodation law, equal pay litigation, employee leave laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and pre-litigation strategies. She has authored and edited many employment law articles and treatise chapters for the ABA and California CEB. Super Lawyers magazine has named Hillary a Super Lawyer from 2022 to 2024; she was also recognized as a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" among Northern California attorneys annually between 2011-2021. As a student at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), Hillary was awarded the Tony Patiño Fellowship.

Disclaimer: this event will not create any attorney-client relationship between you and the attorneys. They are not providing any personalized legal advice, just general information to guide you. 

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