Legal Aid at Work
@legalaidatwork.bsky.social
We support low-income workers in California by helping to ensure fair treatment in the workplace. We provide free legal services and advocate for policy changes that fight against injustice and systemic barriers to equity.
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Hi 👋 We’re Legal Aid at Work, a nonprofit that advocates for low-paid and marginalized workers in CA and helps them understand their workplace rights. As workers face unprecedented attacks by abusive employers and the federal government, we’re committed to protecting their rights.
Next up in our 2025 lookback series: Our settlement with CSC, one of the country’s largest event staffing companies. CSC will pay damages and comply with CA’s Fair Chance Act, strengthening job access for 7M Californians with criminal records.
Read about this win: https://laaw2025.my.canva.site/
Read about this win: https://laaw2025.my.canva.site/
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Next up in our 2025 lookback series: Our settlement with CSC, one of the country’s largest event staffing companies. CSC will pay damages and comply with CA’s Fair Chance Act, strengthening job access for 7M Californians with criminal records.
Read about this win: https://laaw2025.my.canva.site/
Read about this win: https://laaw2025.my.canva.site/
Kicking off our 2025 lookback series with a major win: Starting in July 2028, workers can use Paid Family Leave to care for seriously ill chosen + extended family members—a crucial step toward inclusive, equitable care.
Read more about the win: https://laaw2025.my.canva.site/
Read more about the win: https://laaw2025.my.canva.site/
December 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Kicking off our 2025 lookback series with a major win: Starting in July 2028, workers can use Paid Family Leave to care for seriously ill chosen + extended family members—a crucial step toward inclusive, equitable care.
Read more about the win: https://laaw2025.my.canva.site/
Read more about the win: https://laaw2025.my.canva.site/
Landmark settlements. Legislative victories. Expanded programs.
Our 2025 End of Year Review is here—and it’s full of worker-powered wins. Read the full review now: laaw2025.my.canva.site
Our 2025 End of Year Review is here—and it’s full of worker-powered wins. Read the full review now: laaw2025.my.canva.site
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Landmark settlements. Legislative victories. Expanded programs.
Our 2025 End of Year Review is here—and it’s full of worker-powered wins. Read the full review now: laaw2025.my.canva.site
Our 2025 End of Year Review is here—and it’s full of worker-powered wins. Read the full review now: laaw2025.my.canva.site
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When our coworker confronted our boss about this and asked for more hours, the boss threatened to call immigration authorities.
Discrimination is illegal in the workplace, and it must end now! With support from @legalaidatwork.bsky.social, workers filed complaints w/the CA Civil Rights Department
Discrimination is illegal in the workplace, and it must end now! With support from @legalaidatwork.bsky.social, workers filed complaints w/the CA Civil Rights Department
December 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
When our coworker confronted our boss about this and asked for more hours, the boss threatened to call immigration authorities.
Discrimination is illegal in the workplace, and it must end now! With support from @legalaidatwork.bsky.social, workers filed complaints w/the CA Civil Rights Department
Discrimination is illegal in the workplace, and it must end now! With support from @legalaidatwork.bsky.social, workers filed complaints w/the CA Civil Rights Department
We are proud to stand in solidarity with these workers who are pushing back against the mistreatment they’ve experienced.
Together, we have filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department, demanding the company end the alleged discrimination based on age, disability, and race.
Together, we have filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department, demanding the company end the alleged discrimination based on age, disability, and race.
BREAKING: Workers at a KFC/TacoBell are on strike in Sunnyvale today due to discrimination and for threatening to report workers to ICE for challenging labor conditions.
After years of attacks, enough is enough.
The strength of Santa Clara County is our diversity and we won’t be silenced!
After years of attacks, enough is enough.
The strength of Santa Clara County is our diversity and we won’t be silenced!
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We are proud to stand in solidarity with these workers who are pushing back against the mistreatment they’ve experienced.
Together, we have filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department, demanding the company end the alleged discrimination based on age, disability, and race.
Together, we have filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department, demanding the company end the alleged discrimination based on age, disability, and race.
It’s #GivingTuesday, which means there’s still time to make your end-of-year gift. Show your support for California workers by contributing to our programs today.
https://bit.ly/49LzK78
https://bit.ly/49LzK78
Donate on Giving Tuesday
Help us support low-wage and marginalized workers across California.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It’s #GivingTuesday, which means there’s still time to make your end-of-year gift. Show your support for California workers by contributing to our programs today.
https://bit.ly/49LzK78
https://bit.ly/49LzK78
From immigration raids to heat-related injuries, workers across California are facing growing threats. Yet every day, we’re still fighting alongside workers to secure legal protections.
We need your support to keep defending their rights as we approach a new year.
https://bit.ly/1125GT
We need your support to keep defending their rights as we approach a new year.
https://bit.ly/1125GT
Help us fight for California workers
For more than 100 years, Legal Aid at Work has been fighting alongside low-wage workers so they can focus on what matters: uplifting their families and communities.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
From immigration raids to heat-related injuries, workers across California are facing growing threats. Yet every day, we’re still fighting alongside workers to secure legal protections.
We need your support to keep defending their rights as we approach a new year.
https://bit.ly/1125GT
We need your support to keep defending their rights as we approach a new year.
https://bit.ly/1125GT
🌉 Big thanks to everyone who joined our first Alumni Circle event in SF! It was inspiring to reconnect with alumni who are making an impact across California.
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🌉 Big thanks to everyone who joined our first Alumni Circle event in SF! It was inspiring to reconnect with alumni who are making an impact across California.
Stay connected to the movement for worker justice! Join our email list for updates on cases, legislation, and opportunities to support fair and safe workplaces across California.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Stay connected to the movement for worker justice! Join our email list for updates on cases, legislation, and opportunities to support fair and safe workplaces across California.
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On #NativeWomensEqualPay Day and every day, we support Native American women workers and commit to fighting for pay equity.
Native women fight not just for a paycheck—but for our families, our sovereignty, and our future. When we are paid less, our entire community feels the loss. Equal pay is about justice, survival, and dignity for all.
#EquityForNativeWomen #NativeWomensEqualPay
#EquityForNativeWomen #NativeWomensEqualPay
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
On #NativeWomensEqualPay Day and every day, we support Native American women workers and commit to fighting for pay equity.
California’s Fair Chance Act helps ensure a record isn’t a permanent barrier to work. But true justice means going further: ending the exploitation of incarcerated workers with disabilities, many of whom earn pennies an hour without accommodations.
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
California’s Fair Chance Act helps ensure a record isn’t a permanent barrier to work. But true justice means going further: ending the exploitation of incarcerated workers with disabilities, many of whom earn pennies an hour without accommodations.
Immigration raids hurt our food supply chains, our economy, and most importantly, workers and their families. @axios.com reported heartbreaking stories from the Coachella valley, where raids are causing mental health declines and overcrowding at food banks.
http://bit.ly/3JejCjL
http://bit.ly/3JejCjL
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Immigration raids hurt our food supply chains, our economy, and most importantly, workers and their families. @axios.com reported heartbreaking stories from the Coachella valley, where raids are causing mental health declines and overcrowding at food banks.
http://bit.ly/3JejCjL
http://bit.ly/3JejCjL
Big news for CA workers: Starting Jan. 1, employers can’t use “stay-or-pay” contracts to trap workers in jobs by threatening to make them pay training costs, exit fees, or other penalties for leaving before their contract ends.
Read more about this win: https://bit.ly/47ifYxa
Read more about this win: https://bit.ly/47ifYxa
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Big news for CA workers: Starting Jan. 1, employers can’t use “stay-or-pay” contracts to trap workers in jobs by threatening to make them pay training costs, exit fees, or other penalties for leaving before their contract ends.
Read more about this win: https://bit.ly/47ifYxa
Read more about this win: https://bit.ly/47ifYxa
Last weekend, our staff joined advocates from across CA at the CELA Conference. We’re grateful for the chance to learn, connect, and strengthen the worker justice movement.
It was especially interesting to hear how courts have interpreted pro-worker legislation championed by our partners.
It was especially interesting to hear how courts have interpreted pro-worker legislation championed by our partners.
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Last weekend, our staff joined advocates from across CA at the CELA Conference. We’re grateful for the chance to learn, connect, and strengthen the worker justice movement.
It was especially interesting to hear how courts have interpreted pro-worker legislation championed by our partners.
It was especially interesting to hear how courts have interpreted pro-worker legislation championed by our partners.
Trump just called off his plan to deploy federal agents to the Bay Area this weekend, but we’re still concerned about a future escalation. Let’s be clear: a surge of federal agents is not about safety; it’s about state-sanctioned intimidation.
www.kcra.com/article/immi...
www.kcra.com/article/immi...
More than 100 agents headed to Bay Area for immigration operation, SF Chronicle reports
More than 100 federal agents from multiple agencies are heading to the Bay Area in what is expected to be a major immigration operation, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday.
www.kcra.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Trump just called off his plan to deploy federal agents to the Bay Area this weekend, but we’re still concerned about a future escalation. Let’s be clear: a surge of federal agents is not about safety; it’s about state-sanctioned intimidation.
www.kcra.com/article/immi...
www.kcra.com/article/immi...
Survivors of domestic violence have gone through enough—worrying about their job shouldn’t be an additional stress. That's why we provide free legal representation to domestic violence and stalking survivors.
Check out Project SURVIVE: https://legalaidatwork.org/our-programs/project-survive/
Check out Project SURVIVE: https://legalaidatwork.org/our-programs/project-survive/
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Survivors of domestic violence have gone through enough—worrying about their job shouldn’t be an additional stress. That's why we provide free legal representation to domestic violence and stalking survivors.
Check out Project SURVIVE: https://legalaidatwork.org/our-programs/project-survive/
Check out Project SURVIVE: https://legalaidatwork.org/our-programs/project-survive/
Gov. Newsom just signed a law that’ll expand California’s paid leave program in 2028 to include care for any blood relative or chosen family member. This is a major win for California workers, especially LGBTQ+ and immigrant workers. Listen to Staff Attorney Shazzy Kamali explain the new law ⬇️
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Gov. Newsom just signed a law that’ll expand California’s paid leave program in 2028 to include care for any blood relative or chosen family member. This is a major win for California workers, especially LGBTQ+ and immigrant workers. Listen to Staff Attorney Shazzy Kamali explain the new law ⬇️
SB 590 is law! 🎉 In 2028, CA workers will get 8 weeks of Paid Family Leave to care for their chosen family. This means more dignity and inclusion for millions—especially LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. Huge thanks to the workers and advocates who helped make this happen!
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
SB 590 is law! 🎉 In 2028, CA workers will get 8 weeks of Paid Family Leave to care for their chosen family. This means more dignity and inclusion for millions—especially LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. Huge thanks to the workers and advocates who helped make this happen!
Announcing the expanded Disability and Health Justice Program (DHJP)! The DHJP fights for a world where no worker has to choose between their health and their livelihood, tackling climate and health inequities that harm low-wage and disabled workers most. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46WYru9
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Announcing the expanded Disability and Health Justice Program (DHJP)! The DHJP fights for a world where no worker has to choose between their health and their livelihood, tackling climate and health inequities that harm low-wage and disabled workers most. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46WYru9
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day and every day, we uplift Indigenous workers in California. We will always fight for the rights of Indigenous workers, who are too often overlooked.
October 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day and every day, we uplift Indigenous workers in California. We will always fight for the rights of Indigenous workers, who are too often overlooked.
Here’s your #WorldMentalHealthDay reminder: mental health is a major part of overall health. If you’re struggling with a mental health condition, you have the right to request accommodations in your workplace. Learn more about your rights on the job:
https://bit.ly/4h4m8FB
https://bit.ly/4h4m8FB
October 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Here’s your #WorldMentalHealthDay reminder: mental health is a major part of overall health. If you’re struggling with a mental health condition, you have the right to request accommodations in your workplace. Learn more about your rights on the job:
https://bit.ly/4h4m8FB
https://bit.ly/4h4m8FB
This summer, workers across California secured major wins for dignity, equity, and justice. Here’s what we achieved together ⬇️
October 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This summer, workers across California secured major wins for dignity, equity, and justice. Here’s what we achieved together ⬇️
New semester, new worker advocates ✊ Students from @uclawsf.bsky.social, @law.ucla.edu, and partner orgs are joining our Workers’ Rights Clinics across CA.
They’ll get practical experience defending workers while learning the importance of providing affordable, accessible legal assistance.
They’ll get practical experience defending workers while learning the importance of providing affordable, accessible legal assistance.
October 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New semester, new worker advocates ✊ Students from @uclawsf.bsky.social, @law.ucla.edu, and partner orgs are joining our Workers’ Rights Clinics across CA.
They’ll get practical experience defending workers while learning the importance of providing affordable, accessible legal assistance.
They’ll get practical experience defending workers while learning the importance of providing affordable, accessible legal assistance.
Calling all former staff members, Workers’ Rights Clinic students, clerks, and interns 🗣️
Have you joined the Legal Aid at Work Alumni Circle yet? Members get access to in-person events, networking opportunities, and exclusive perks.
Join now: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14771036/
Have you joined the Legal Aid at Work Alumni Circle yet? Members get access to in-person events, networking opportunities, and exclusive perks.
Join now: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14771036/
Join the Alumni Circle
Sign up for our virtual group to access exclusive perks.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Calling all former staff members, Workers’ Rights Clinic students, clerks, and interns 🗣️
Have you joined the Legal Aid at Work Alumni Circle yet? Members get access to in-person events, networking opportunities, and exclusive perks.
Join now: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14771036/
Have you joined the Legal Aid at Work Alumni Circle yet? Members get access to in-person events, networking opportunities, and exclusive perks.
Join now: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14771036/
In a @cafastfoodunion.org survey, only 9% of fast food employees said their employers comply with rules meant to protect workers from excessive heat 🥵 Learn more in @kqednews.kqed.org https://www.kqed.org/news/11999014/working-inside-during-a-heat-wave-what-to-know-about-californias-new-protections
Working Indoors During a Heat Wave? These California Rules Protect You | KQED
Explore a guide to asking your employer for protections against the heat. California law now mandates protections for all indoor workers — regardless of immigration status or work arrangement.
www.kqed.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
In a @cafastfoodunion.org survey, only 9% of fast food employees said their employers comply with rules meant to protect workers from excessive heat 🥵 Learn more in @kqednews.kqed.org https://www.kqed.org/news/11999014/working-inside-during-a-heat-wave-what-to-know-about-californias-new-protections