So you've been laid off, or you’re worried you might be?

Most companies have lawyers to guide them. Most employees don’t. And no one teaches us about our legal rights before we enter the working world, so even high-level professionals don’t understand their workplace rights or how to invoke them effectively. This perpetuates our country’s vast power imbalance between corporations and working people, and it negatively impacts the health and wellbeing of employees.

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 advocate for themselves. On Thursday, January 23, 2025, they will be sharing what you need to know about layoffs. They will illuminate the main legal protections for employees who are laid off, share the procedures that companies must follow in layoffs, and explain the difference between a layoff that is unlawful versus one that is just unfair or upsetting. They will also share key considerations and strategies for negotiating your severance. This will be an interactive event where questions are welcome.

Come learn all the things the big corporations don’t want you to know. Spread the word and bring your friends. The worker empowerment movement is here.

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.

Bios:

Julia Stephanides (she/her) 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 professionals 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 (she/her) 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.

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