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.
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
🌉 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.
📧 Sign up for our mailing list: legalaidatwork.org/connect-with...
📧 Sign up for our mailing list: legalaidatwork.org/connect-with...
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.
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/
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.
Settlement announcement 📣 Contemporary Services Corporation, one of the largest staffing companies in the U.S., agreed to reform its hiring practices to comply with the Fair Chance Act. The settlement we won will help tens of thousands of workers with conviction histories secure job offers.
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Settlement announcement 📣 Contemporary Services Corporation, one of the largest staffing companies in the U.S., agreed to reform its hiring practices to comply with the Fair Chance Act. The settlement we won will help tens of thousands of workers with conviction histories secure job offers.
In the Central Valley, workers’ rights attorneys are hard to find. We traveled to Fresno for the Mexican Consulate’s Workers’ Rights Advocacy Week, where we spread the word about our free clinics. Share this post to help workers learn about our clinics: https://bit.ly/4ghBZ34
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
In the Central Valley, workers’ rights attorneys are hard to find. We traveled to Fresno for the Mexican Consulate’s Workers’ Rights Advocacy Week, where we spread the word about our free clinics. Share this post to help workers learn about our clinics: https://bit.ly/4ghBZ34
Immigration raids are becoming more frequent and getting more violent.
Our attorneys, like Maria Tapia-Hernandez, are providing legal assistance to immigrant workers—but this work depends on community support. Make a contribution to help sustain our work: https://bit.ly/4g1dlUj
Our attorneys, like Maria Tapia-Hernandez, are providing legal assistance to immigrant workers—but this work depends on community support. Make a contribution to help sustain our work: https://bit.ly/4g1dlUj
September 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Immigration raids are becoming more frequent and getting more violent.
Our attorneys, like Maria Tapia-Hernandez, are providing legal assistance to immigrant workers—but this work depends on community support. Make a contribution to help sustain our work: https://bit.ly/4g1dlUj
Our attorneys, like Maria Tapia-Hernandez, are providing legal assistance to immigrant workers—but this work depends on community support. Make a contribution to help sustain our work: https://bit.ly/4g1dlUj
Thank a worker on #LaborDay!
Workers, especially immigrant and union workers, ARE the American economy. Yet today, they face relentless attacks from federal lawmakers. We’re proud to champion the rights of all workers and help build a future where every person can earn a living wage with dignity.
Workers, especially immigrant and union workers, ARE the American economy. Yet today, they face relentless attacks from federal lawmakers. We’re proud to champion the rights of all workers and help build a future where every person can earn a living wage with dignity.
September 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thank a worker on #LaborDay!
Workers, especially immigrant and union workers, ARE the American economy. Yet today, they face relentless attacks from federal lawmakers. We’re proud to champion the rights of all workers and help build a future where every person can earn a living wage with dignity.
Workers, especially immigrant and union workers, ARE the American economy. Yet today, they face relentless attacks from federal lawmakers. We’re proud to champion the rights of all workers and help build a future where every person can earn a living wage with dignity.
Today is #NHPIEqualPayDay. NHPI women must work EIGHT extra months to earn what white men made last year. 63¢ to the dollar is not equality—it’s injustice. We’re proud to fight for pay equity and the dignity all workers deserve.
August 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Today is #NHPIEqualPayDay. NHPI women must work EIGHT extra months to earn what white men made last year. 63¢ to the dollar is not equality—it’s injustice. We’re proud to fight for pay equity and the dignity all workers deserve.
Workers' Advocate Sandra Johnson and other nonprofit workers recently attended @replsimon.bsky.social's listening session in Oakland to discuss ongoing challenges faced by Bay Area residents. What do you think are the most pressing issues facing our community?
August 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Workers' Advocate Sandra Johnson and other nonprofit workers recently attended @replsimon.bsky.social's listening session in Oakland to discuss ongoing challenges faced by Bay Area residents. What do you think are the most pressing issues facing our community?
Introducing: the Legal Aid at Work Alumni Circle! If you’re a former staff member, clerk, or intern, you’re invited to join our exclusive community for virtual discussions, in-person events, and networking opportunities. Sign up for our LinkedIn group to learn more: www.linkedin.com/groups/14771...
July 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Introducing: the Legal Aid at Work Alumni Circle! If you’re a former staff member, clerk, or intern, you’re invited to join our exclusive community for virtual discussions, in-person events, and networking opportunities. Sign up for our LinkedIn group to learn more: www.linkedin.com/groups/14771...
Still trying to make sense of this term’s many alarming SCOTUS rulings? Join us for a virtual event with @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Dean Erwin Chemerinsky on July 23, where he’ll review key decisions.
Register for free now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for free now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Still trying to make sense of this term’s many alarming SCOTUS rulings? Join us for a virtual event with @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Dean Erwin Chemerinsky on July 23, where he’ll review key decisions.
Register for free now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for free now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
What does it mean to be free? To us, freedom includes the right to earn a livable wage in a safe environment. We’re proud to defend the fundamental rights of all workers, including immigrants. #IndependenceDay
July 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What does it mean to be free? To us, freedom includes the right to earn a livable wage in a safe environment. We’re proud to defend the fundamental rights of all workers, including immigrants. #IndependenceDay