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Employment, pregnancy and lactation, health care, reproductive autonomy, and VAWA petitions. This is also the right place to start if you are not sure which category fits your situation.
What we can do
Handle matters that call for specialized attention and a gender perspective: employment discrimination, the rights of breastfeeding people, obstetric violence, reproductive rights, and VAWA petitions.
Not sure?
That's completely understandable. Tell us the basics, and during the first contact we'll determine whether Equitas may be the right place for your next step.
Services on this path
- Employment discriminationWorkplace discrimination based on gender, pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
- Breastfeeding and lactation rightsViolations of your rights while breastfeeding.
- Obstetric violenceYour rights during childbirth and medical care.
- Reproductive rightsProtecting your reproductive autonomy.
- VAWA petitionsAdvice and representation under the federal Violence Against Women Act.
How it begins
You tell us the basics
No sensitive details.
A safe first contact, at no cost
Through the method and at the time you choose.
Legal consultation ($125)
Options and fees in writing. Payment plans available.
Who will help you
Linda De Jesús Casiano, Esq., attorney and social worker. Admitted in Puerto Rico and California. In person in Hatillo and by video call across the island.