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We provide free consults for low-wage workers on issues including COVID-19, unpaid wages, overtime, unemployment insurance benefits, wrongful termination, discrimination/harassment, health and safety, and more. For a phone consultation, please call (415) 896-1701 to schedule an appointment.
Resources for Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Free Legal Consultations for Low-Income Workers in the 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, please 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 Workers 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 on 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)
Guide 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 the bottom right corner, above "Google Translate")
- How to Register for Unemployment Insurance Video: English, Spanish
- How to Apply for Unemployment Insurance Video: Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese
- Chinese Progressive Association Guide on Applying for Unemployment Insurance (Chinese)
- Chinatown Community Development Center Translated, Annotated Unemployment Insurance Claim Form (Chinese)
Information about Your Rights
- Wage and Hour Issues: English, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese
- Workers' Compensation: English, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese
- Unemployment Insurance: English, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese
- Discrimination at Work: English, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese
- COVID-19 Related Employment Protections: English, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese
- Independent Contractor vs. Employee: English, Vietnamese
- DACA and Employment: English, Korean, Spanish
- Immigrants Rising: Immigrants Rising is a new initiative to promote entrepreneurship opportunities for all immigrants, regardless of status. Read their fact sheet on entrepreneurship and guide on the IRS's individual tax identification number (ITIN).
- What to Do If ICE Comes to Your Workplace: English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese