Jan 30, 2021
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 Outreach Project (CWOP). This endeavor seeks to... 
Oct 23, 2020
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 in administering benefits for low-wage... 
Sep 16, 2020
Due to the massive influx of uninsurance claims being filed by workers due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Center for Workers’ Rights held its first Clinic exclusively for workers needing individualized advice on their claim for unemployment insurance benefits.... 
Jun 30, 2020
The Center for Workers’ Rights and the Sacramento Central Labor Council worked closely with Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and members of the city council to draft and pass the Sacramento Worker Protection, Health and Safety ordinance (Sacramento City Code Chapter... 
Feb 2, 2020
Only a month after being enacted, CWR has already seen the tremendous impact of California Assembly Bill 5. Signed by the Governor in September 2019, and enacted on January 1st, AB 5 codifies the “ABC test” to determine whether or not someone is an employee or an... 