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Pandemic Issues Still Prevalent in Unemployment Insurance Claims
Back in November of 2021, Kimberly Gonzales called the Center for Workers’ Rights looking for help with her Unemployment Insurance claim. A restaurant worker on tribal lands, Ms. Gonzales took time off of work in May...
CWR Celebrates Labor Movement’s History at Annual May Day Event
CWR participated in Sacramento’s yearly celebration of May Day. May Day or International Workers Day is celebrated around the world in recognition of the sacrifice workers have made in the fight for dignity, equity and...
CWR Speaks with ABC 10 on New COVID Sick Leave Policy
COVID Paid Sick Leave was once again extended in California! The benefits which had ended in September of 2021 have once again been reinstated due to the spike in the new COVID variant omicron. Mike Duffy, from ABC...
Winter Booster Outreach & Workers’ Rights Clinic
Since the vaccine boosters were made widely available and more children were eligible to be vaccinated, CWR has targeted workers seeking the vaccines for themselves or their families to provide information on their...
A Wage Claim Win for an Acupuncturist
When a local Acupuncturist contacted the Center her goal was to figure out if she was owed money and if so, how she could receive the money she was owed. The acupuncturist was paid based on the number of clients...
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...
CWR Places Limits on Fraud Accusations with Legislative Change
The Center for Workers’ Rights has spoken to thousands of workers during the pandemic about their unemployment insurance benefit claims and continually answer questions about EDD’s use of the “false statement penalty”...
VICTORY! CWR Reaches Agreement with EDD to Resolve Thousands of Claims Currently In Pending Status
The Center for Workers’ Rights and Altshuler Berzon LLP reached an agreement with the Employment Development Department (EDD) to pay unemployment insurance benefits (UI) to claimants whose continued eligibility EDD is...
CWR Commemorates the First Year of the Job Protection Helpline
The Center for Workers' Rights celebrates the one year anniversary of our Coronavirus Job Protection Helpline. In the year the line has been open, we have been able to serve more than 24 thousand workers who have...
Sierra Health Foundation Partners with CWR and other Community Based Organizations on California COVID-19 Workplace Outreach Program
The Center for Workers’ Rights and 52 other organizations throughout the state have partnered with the The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) to be a part of the new California COVID-19 Workplace...
EDD Announces “Suspected Fraud” Freeze
EDD this month announced that it would be freezing over 35,000 Bank of America debit cards due to suspected fraud. This announcement comes at a time when workers are struggling to keep up with their mounting bills. ...
The Center for Workers’ Rights Continued Advocacy for Unemployed Workers Gives Advice to Assembly Subcommittee 4
The Center for Workers’ Rights continues to advocate for reforms to improve California’s unemployment insurance benefit system. As a workers’ rights organization, we have seen first-hand the impact of EDD's decisions...
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