Legal Aid at Work

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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.

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-event-2…

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.

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/work…

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!

Learn more about how you can protect yourself and others if immigration agents show up at your workplace: legalaidatwork.org/factsheet/work…

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.

🧵 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.”

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/disc…

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

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.

🗣️ 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!

🗣️ 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!

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

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/…

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/work…

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

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.

“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/2025/01/30/opi…