Category: General Announcements

Join Professors Spring and Gaughan, and 3L Patrick Warczak for a presentation and discussion on the benefits of the Benefit Corporation entity, soon available in Ohio.

 
TO JOIN THE MEETING on 3/24 at 12:15 PM via WebEx: http://bit.ly/OhioB-Corp

As part of Women’s History Month, LAW recognizes Equal Pay Day 2021.

Equal Pay Day denotes how far into the new year women must work to be paid what men were paid the previous year. Started by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996, the goal was to raise awareness about the gender wage gap. Since then, other Equal Pay Days have been added to the calendar to denote that mothers and most women of color face a wider-than-average gap and need to work even longer to catch up to men’s earnings.

2021 Equal Pay Days

• Asian American and Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Day is March 9. Asian American and Pacific Islander women are paid 85 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
• All Women’s Equal Pay Day is March 24. Women working full time and year round are paid 82 cents for every dollar paid to a man who works full time and year round.
• Mother’s Equal Pay Day is June 4. Mothers are paid 70 cents for every dollar paid to fathers.
• Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is August 3. Black women are paid 63 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
• Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day is September 8. Native women are paid 60 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
• Latina’s Equal Pay Day is October 21. Latinas are paid 55 cents for every dollar paid to white men.

For more information visit The American Association of University Women (AAUW) at https://www.aauw.org/resources/article/equal-pay-day-calendar/.

SAVE THE DATE: The Student Bar Association is hosting its annual Public Interest Law Fellowship Fundraiser, which is aimed at raising funds to provide stipends for law students who work in non-profit or public interest settings during the summer.  

The Public Interest Fellowship Program supports and encourages students looking to gain legal experience in public interest law. Students who have secured a placement with a public interest organization, such as a court, a state or federal agency, or a qualifying non-profit entity, are eligible to apply for a fellowship to support their legal work. Students who apply for a fellowship must attend the event. 

This year we are hosting a virtual trivia night and winners will earn bragging rights and a trophy. There will be other awesome prizes given throughout the night. We hope to see you there!

The clinic assists eligible clients remotely with
completing the CQE application. To participate in the opportunity, you must
attend training. The next training will be on March 23, from
5-6:30pm pm online.  Once trained law students can work on CQEs on their own
time with clients to earn pro bono of limited means hours. The training
will also count for those hours. If you have any questions or want to sign
up for the training please contact Kellie Lockemer at
kml134@uakron.edu Thank you!