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Employment and Workers' Rights Organizations

Explore California organizations working on employment and workers' rights, and find a place to put your interests into practice.

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Organizations

  • A New Way of Life (Los Angeles)

    Housing, reentry support and civil rights advocacy for formerly incarcerated women and their families in Los Angeles.

    Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP)

    Free and low-cost civil legal help for people living with HIV/AIDS in the Bay Area. Practice areas include housing, benefits, immigration, employment and family law.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Bay Area Legal Aid

    Civil legal assistance for low-income residents across the seven-county Bay Area, including seniors, veterans and people with disabilities.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Disability Rights

  • Bet Tzedek Legal Services

    Free legal services for low-income Los Angeles residents, including housing, employment, elder law, guardianship, trafficking, healthcare and public benefits.

    Elder Law · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF)

    Legal services and policy advocacy for California’s rural communities, including labor, housing, immigration, education, healthcare and environmental justice.

    Employment and Workers' Rights · Housing

  • Coalition of California Welfare Rights ORG., INC.

    Public benefits consultation, training and representation for legal aid programs and referred pro bono attorneys, including CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, food assistance and SSI.

    Children and Youth · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Disability Rights California (DRC)

    Legal advice, representation and policy advocacy for Californians with disabilities, including education, employment, housing, healthcare, voting and protection from abuse.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Disability Rights

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Justice At Last

    Free legal help for trafficking survivors, including immigration relief, records clearance, employment rights, family safety, and debt issues.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Criminal Records and Reentry

  • La Raza Centro Legal

    Legal services for Latino, immigrant and low-income Bay Area communities, including immigration, workers’ rights, housing and elder law.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Aid at Work

    Free clinics, helplines, litigation and public advocacy for low-income workers, including wages, leave, unemployment benefits and workplace discrimination.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Disability Rights

  • Legal Aid of Marin

    Legal Aid of Marin’s mission is to provide access to the civil justice system to low-income, vulnerable and otherwise underserved residents of Marin County.

    Children and Youth · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC)

    Legal assistance for low-income Northern Californians, including seniors, farmworkers and Native communities, with programs addressing healthcare, benefits and long-term care.

    Elder Law · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA)

    Free legal assistance across Los Angeles County in housing, public benefits, healthcare, immigration, family law and workers’ rights.

    Employment and Workers' Rights · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • New American Legal Clinic – San Joaquin College of the Law

    The New American Legal Clinic at the San Joaquin College of the Law assists people with naturalization applications, family-based immigrant visas, and U visas.

    Employment and Workers' Rights · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Positive Resource Center (PRC)

    Legal representation, benefits counseling and employment support for San Franciscans living with HIV/AIDS or mental health disabilities.

    Disability Rights · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    UFW Foundation

    Immigration legal services, worker advocacy, and community education for farm workers and immigrant communities.

    Employment and Workers' Rights · Immigration

  • Veterans Legal Institute

    Pro bono legal assistance for current and former service members facing barriers to housing, healthcare, education and employment, plus community education and policy advocacy.

    Children and Youth · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Wage Justice Center

    Legal representation for low-income workers facing wage theft, plus training for workers and advocates on collecting unpaid wages.

    Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Watsonville Law Center (WLC)

    Free legal services for low-income Central Coast residents, focusing on workers’ rights, consumer rights and access to employment.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    WorkLife Law

    Legal support, research, and policy advocacy for pregnant people and family caregivers in employment and education.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Worksafe

    Workplace health and safety advocacy, impact litigation and legal training, with a focus on low-wage and immigrant workers.

    Employment and Workers' Rights · Immigration