The recent scandal reported by the New York Times (NYT) regarding allegations of sexual abuse by the late labor leader Cesar Chavez has overshadowed news regarding a lawsuit against the Dolores Huerta Foundation.
The namesake of the nonprofit, Dolores Huerta, worked alongside Chavez for decades as the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union. In the recent NYT article – which revealed that Chavez reportedly sexually abused two minors – Huerta said he sexually coerced and sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions, resulting in two pregnancies. Those two children were raised by Huerta’s other family members.
Lost amid the widespread reporting of this scandal, the lawsuit has received little attention and has been kept out of the public eye. However, Ruth Sanchez, a former employee, filed a wrongful termination employment lawsuit against the Dolores C. Huerta Foundation on Sept. 29, 2025, at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles…