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Yolo Youth and Young Adult Job & Community Resource Fair
As young adults transition into the workforce, many enter not knowing their rights as workers. On March 3rd, the Center for Workers' Rights was able to attend the Yolo Youth and Young Adult Job & Community Resource...
Continuing the Fight – CWR Protects Workers in Overpayment Settlement with the EDD
On February 17th 2023 the Center for Workers’ Rights announced our successful settlement with the EDD to protect thousands of workers from having to pay back benefits they received during the height of the pandemic. ...
Wage Claim Victory for Local Construction Worker
Gabriel Maldonado contacted the Center for Workers’ Rights in June of 2020. He reached out to us because for four years prior he had worked for a local construction company and had expressed concern about unpaid wages,...
Wide Open Walls Brings Attention to the Struggle for Workplace Rights
Supporting our community is very important to the Center for Workers’ Rights. This weekend we stopped by a local k-8 school during a very special event in which parents and volunteers came together to beautify the...
Our Wage Claim Clinic Helps Trounce Barriers in Pursuing Claims for Unpaid Wages
Wage Theft Is A Crime! And the Center for Workers’ Rights strives to communicate this message to workers throughout California. When a worker reports an incident of wage theft to us, but faces barriers in filing a...
Another CWR Victory Preserving Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
In our 4th victory of its kind this year, a California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB) judge determined that our client Mark’s submitted documents were sufficient to establish his eligibility for Pandemic...
Individual Language Access Demonstrates the Importance of AB 401
When Cheng, a Mien speaker, reached out to the Center for Workers’ Rights in March of this year, she had been trying to access unemployment insurance benefits for more than four months without success. Through our...
CWR Outreach at South Sacramento Festival
The office of Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang (District 8) hosts an event each year in South Sacramento to bring together community members through dance, music, art, and community resources. Our team was...
CWR Rallies for Paid Family Leave Expansion and Governor Responds
On the last day for the Governor to sign bills into law, the Center for Workers’ Rights joined the California Work & Family Coalition in front of the capitol to urge the Governor to sign SB 951. The bill would...
CWR Laments Governor’s Veto of AB 2847
The Center for Workers’ Rights (CWR) regretfully conveys our disappointment in Governor Newsom’s vetoing of AB 2847, California’s Safety Net For All bill. AB 2847 would have extended unemployment insurance benefits to...
The Center for Workers’ Rights Holds its 8th Annual Awards Celebration
The Center for Workers’ Rights would like to thank all that were able to attend and support our 8th Annual Awards Celebration. We were grateful to be able to safely celebrate together again after a two-year hiatus...
Dairy Farm Worker Gets Paid for Years of Missed Breaks
After 17 years of working for a dairy in Stanislaus County, Antonio decided to file a claim for his missed meal and rest breaks. Because of the nature of dairy work, it was difficult for Antonio to even get one 15...
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