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Heather Appel |
March 24, 2020
Resource Guides:
Unemployment Insurance Application Guide for Workers at CA App-Based Companies
Gig Workers Rising Info Guide for Gig Workers and Consumers
Public Statements:
Hunter McFarland |
March 17, 2020
America is experiencing a public health crisis. COVID-19 affects and will affect our poor and working class community members the most. Rather than prioritizing public money on corporate bailouts, we can stand united with frontline communities to ensure our collective well-being through this crisis and rewrite the rules to build a healthier and stronger country for generations to come.
Heather Appel |
March 10, 2020
Over 60 nonprofit organizations and counting have signed an open letter urging local officials to save lives and slow the spread of COVID-19 through immediate implementation of long-overdue workplace protections.
[YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN SIGN THE OPEN LETTER HERE]
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Heather Appel |
March 17, 2020
As you begin applying for Unemployment Insurance (“UI”) amid COVID-19 concerns, you may have questions about the application process. Below is information that may be helpful to people employed in California.
Please note, the information below is not intended to provide, and does not constitute, legal advice. It is for general informational purposes only. If you have a specific question about your situation, please reach out to a non-profit legal service provider.
Here is a list of documents or information to have on hand before you apply for UI:
Heather Appel |
February 10, 2020
In tackling major labor-law violations, primarily wage theft, California collected more than $88 million from lawbreaking corporations in 2019, thanks to workers using the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).
According to new data compiled by UCLA Labor Center, The Center for Popular Democracy, and the Partnership for Working Families, PAGA claims involved serious wrongdoing by massive employers.
Partnership for Working Families |
April 29, 2019
We are saddened and outraged by the continued political violence perpetrated by white nationalists. We stand in solidarity with our Jewish brothers and sisters in mourning the shooting at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue. Saturday’s shooting, on the last day of Passover, killed one woman and injured three others, leaving their community reeling and devastated. A few days earlier, a man plowed his vehicle into a crowd of people in Sunnyvale, CA, “because they looked Muslim,” sending eight people to the hospital.
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