FREE CONSULTATION: 

We provide free consults for low-wage workers, immigrants, tenants, incarcerated or detained individuals, and community members experiencing problems entering the U.S., FBI questioning or discrimination by law enforcement. For a phone consultation, please see our legal clinic schedule and call (415) 896-1701 to schedule an appointment.

RESOURCES FOR WORKERS: 

Other Free Legal Consultations for Low-Income Workers (Bay Area)

• Legal Aid at Work: Clinics and Helplines
• La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco: (415) 575-3500 (Spanish)
• Centro Legal de la Raza, Oakland: (510) 437-1554 (Spanish)
• Women’s Employment Rights Clinic: (415) 442-6647

To find other legal aid organizations who provide legal counseling in other parts of California, visit Coalition of Low Income and Immigrant Worker Advocates.

Know Your Rights Videos 

• My boss has cut my hours or laid me off because of the Coronavirus crisis. What can I do?
  English | Cantonese | Mandarin | Tagalog | Burmese | Arabic | Vietnamese | Nepalese | Spanish
• My boss is still requiring me to work during the Coronavirus crisis, but I do not think it’s safe. What can I do?
  English | Cantonese | Mandarin | Tagalog | Burmese | Arabic | Vietnamese | Nepalese | Spanish
• What if I get sick or I am quarantined?
  English | Cantonese | Mandarin | Tagalog | Burmese | Arabic | Vietnamese | Nepalese | Spanish

Content for the videos was drawn in part from resources provided by Legal Aid at Work, Bet Tzedek, and other members of the Coalition of Low Income and Immigrant Worker Advocates.

Know-Your-Rights Written Materials

• Legal Aid at Work’s Frequently Asked Questions about the coronavirus
  English | Chinese | Vietnamese | Spanish | Urdu | Farsi | Arabic
• National Employment Law Project Fact Sheet about benefits under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Emergency Funds for Workers, Regardless of Immigration Status

• Catholic Charities of California Alameda & Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties (immigrants)
• California Department of Social Services’ Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants
• Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation (restaurant workers)
• Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (restaurant workers)
• One Fair Wage Emergency Fund English | Spanish (service workers)
• Another Round, Another Rally Emergency Assistance (hospitality workers)
• USBG National Charity Foundation (bar workers)
• UndocuFund San Francisco and Oakland (undocumented workers)

Guides on State Benefits

• California Employment Development Department’s (EDD) Frequently Asked Questions for Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Paid Family Leave (Select other languages at bottom right corner, above “Google Translate”)
• Videos on how to apply for Unemployment Insurance:
  • Registration English | Cantonese | Mandarin | Spanish | Vietnamese
  • Applying English | Spanish | Cantonese | Mandarin | Vietnamese
• Chinese Progressive Association’s Guide on Applying for Unemployment Insurance (Chinese)
• Chinatown Community Development Center’s Translated, Annotated Unemployment Insurance Claim Form (Chinese)

COVID-19 AND TRANSFERS TO ICE:

Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s Responsible Releases: Safeguards to Protect Immigrants Released from Jails and Prisons (English)

TRAVEL ADVISORY: 

Please see our community advisory on what you should know about the latest travel restrictions relating to COVID-19 (English)

EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMIGRATION BAN:

Please see our new community advisory on the executive order banning immigration during COVID-19 effective April 23, 2020. English | Arabic | Farsi | Somali | Urdu | Vietnamese