Sadye Stern (L’22) has been awarded a Peggy Browning Fellowship to support her summer internship with Justice at Work (formerly known as Friends of Farmworkers) in Philadelphia.

At Justice at Work, which supports low-wage workers with legal services, education, and advocacy, Ms. Stern provided a range of employment and immigration support for migrant workers in Pennsylvania.

“I conducted background research in support of litigation related to employers failing to protect their employees from COVID-19,” she said. “I spoke with clients who were survivors of workplace crimes or trafficking and helped them take steps towards applying for legal status. I researched and prepared a memo on establishing joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act. I also researched and co-wrote an article on the ways in which the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Act fail to provide effective protection for low-wage and immigrant workers.”

Originally from the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Ms. Stern attended New York University and then worked as an organizer for the Hotel Trades Council, the hotel workers’ union of New York and Northern New Jersey before coming to Penn Law.

The Peggy Browning Fund is a not-for-profit organization that provides support for law students fighting for social and economic justice to encourage the pursuit of careers in public interest labor law.