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Legal Aid at Work @LegalAidAtWork

We secure justice on the job for low-wage workers and their communities.

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Legal Aid at Work@LegalAidAtWork
7 Apr 2025
Want to stay up-to-date with our latest litigation victories and hear stories of impact from our staff and clients? Follow us where the sky is blue 🦋 bsky.app/profile/legalaidatw…
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Work & Family CA@WorkFamilyCA
9 Apr 2025
It’s time for inclusive #PaidFamilyLeave! The California Work & Family Coalition joined members in Sacramento to advocate for #SB590 (@SenMariaEDurazo), which would update California’s Paid Family Program to include chosen and extended family.
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Here’s a sneak peek at what’s in store for our 109th anniversary event on June 26: 🎤 Special performance by 2024 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate, Yosimar Reyes 🏆 Professor Bill Ong Hing will present an award to journalist @Maria_Hinojosa Learn more: legalaidatwork.org/annual-ev…

Annual Event 2025

Justice on the Job 109th Anniversary Celebration Thursday, June 26, 2025Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco Event photos by Katelyn Tucker Thank you to our guests who turned out in support of Justice on...

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Join us at the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco on 6/26 to celebrate our 109th anniversary! Programming will include inspiring remarks from featured honoree @Maria_Hinojosa and the Legal Aid at Work team. Contact us at events@legalaidatwork.org by May 1 to become a sponsor.
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The best way to protect yourself during a workplace raid by immigration agents? Learn about your rights. Our guide helps you understand what to do before, during, and after a raid to safeguard yourself and others. Review our guide: legalaidatwork.org/factsheet…
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This #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re honoring women like Dolores Huerta, who transformed the labor organizing space when she helped organize the @UFWupdates Delano grape strike in 1965. Reply to this post and let us know which other women labor leaders inspire you!
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🧵 There are over one million undocumented workers in California who generate $3.7 billion in state and local tax revenues each year. Last night, the president took aim at them, calling for “the largest deportation operation in America.”
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We have already seen immigration raids upend California communities, with agents arresting undocumented immigrants in their workplaces, in public, and even in their homes. It’s more crucial than ever for all undocumented workers to know their rights during a raid or audit.
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Learn more about how you can protect yourself and others if immigration agents show up at your workplace: legalaidatwork.org/factsheet…

Workplace Raids: Workers' Rights

This fact sheet offers information on workplace raids — including your rights during a raid — plus tips on how to prepare for a raid at your workplace.

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Make sure you know your rights in the workplace. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, workplace discrimination or harassment is illegal. Learn your rights with our factsheet: legalaidatwork.org/factsheet…
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Attorneys from our Work & Family program developed a resource in collaboration with the Dept. of Health Care Services for their Birthing Care Pathway Report, a policy initiative designed to reduce maternal mortality & morbidity in CA. View the report: bit.ly/4b9mQhp
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Bayard Rustin is our final #BlackHistoryMonth feature. He led the 1963 March on Washington, advocated for LGBTQ rights, organized for worker empowerment, and demanded greater HIV/AIDS education. His legacy continues to inspire so many activists in the worker’s rights movement.
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🗣️ Facing language discrimination at work? Legal Aid at Work offers a free helpline for legal assistance and referrals. Give us a call at 1-800-864-1664!
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🗣️ Facing language discrimination at work? Legal Aid at Work offers a free helpline for legal assistance and referrals. Give us a call at 1-800-864-1664!
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As president of the Las Vegas Culinary Workers Union Local 226, Hattie Canty was one of the greatest strike leaders in U.S. history. She helped stage a successful 75-day walkout against casinos to gain better health insurance benefits for culinary workers. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Worried about recent changes at the EEOC? You’re not alone. The new administration is making it more difficult to file a discrimination claim at the federal level, especially for LGBTQ workers. Read more about the EEOC changes: newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

Trump’s Orders Sow Chaos Inside the Nation’s Enforcer of Equal Opportunity

Can the federal government eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “gender ideology” without violating civil rights?

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If you are an undocumented worker, you have rights if immigration agents show up at your job. Learn more about how you can prepare for a workplace raid: legalaidatwork.org/factsheet…
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Recently, Pres. Trump signed an executive order that could impact DEI programs. While this E.O. may impact some programs, it does not take away your rights as an employee to work in an environment free from unequal treatment. Learn more: loom.ly/QPS_zJA
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Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth feature is Philip Randolph. As one of the first two Black vice presidents of the new AFL-CIO, founder of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC), and organizer of the March on Washington, Philip Randolph was a true champion of worker’s rights.
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“More resources are needed to let immigrants, no matter their status, know their rights.” Staff Advocate Natalia Gottschalk wrote an op-ed for @sdut about how immigration raids hurt undocumented people experiencing abuse. Read the op-ed: sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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