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Workers' Rights

Team

Dorie Chang

Dorie Chang

Managing Attorney, Workers' Rights

Dorie Chang

Managing Attorney, Workers' Rights
Josh Rosenthal

Josh Rosenthal

Program Director, Workers' Rights

Josh Rosenthal

Program Director, Workers' Rights
Katherine Zhao

Katherine Zhao

Senior Staff Attorney, Workers' Rights

Katherine Zhao

Senior Staff Attorney, Workers' Rights
Mei Mei Chan

Mei Mei Chan

Senior Community Advocate, Workers' Rights

Mei Mei Chan

Senior Community Advocate, Workers' Rights

Our Focus

Fair pay, full benefits, and freedom from retaliation and discrimination in the workplace are key to economic security. We have a long history of helping low-wage immigrant workers get justice on a wide range of workplace issues, from race and national origin discrimination to retaliation and workplace safety. In partnership with worker centers and community organizations, we are supporting workers across the Bay Area to assert their rights, win back wages, and organize for better workplaces.

  • We represent workers and worker centers organizing for just pay, fair treatment, and safe working conditions through impact litigation, direct services, legislative advocacy, and our counseling clinic.
  • We advocate for government agencies to provide resources for workers, no matter what language they speak or read.
  • We produce know-your-rights and in-language materials to help workers advocate for themselves and hold employers to account.
A large crowd gathers on the steps outside San Francisco City Hall, a neoclassical building of stone with gilded metal decorating the entry way and balcony. Several groups of people hold banners of organizations they're part of : Chinese Progressive Association, Bay Area Essential Worker Association, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Trabajadores Unidos Workers United, Asian Law Caucus, Filipino Community Center, and more. Several hold signs in different languaes that say "Fund Worker Justice Now" and "The Workers Make SF Run."


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Contact us for help with legal questions about your workplace and employment rights. Learn more about your rights at work.

Our Work

Several people stand together, a large mural of fruits and vegetable and a city landscape behind them. They wear jackets and many hold signs with the San Francisco $18.67 minimum wage printed on them. They look on as someone holding printouts speaks with a microphone in their hand.

Guides & Reports

Community Education Resources: Workers' Rights

Perspectives

‘There is strength to raising their voice’: The Bay Area Workers Fighting for the Wages They Are Owed

Workers’ paychecks should reflect the full amount they are owed, without exception. Community members like Sabir and Veronica are fighting to get paid their full paychecks and uphold labor rights.

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News

San Francisco Workers, Supervisors & Worker Centers Propose Relief for Workers Denied Their Rightful Wages

San Francisco workers, Supervisors, and local community groups announced the Worker Justice Fund to provide relief to workers who have been denied their rightful wages.

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News & Perspectives

Guides & Reports

Filing Taxes with an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)

March 16, 2026

In 2025, the IRS and Social Security Administration created agreements with ICE to share taxpayer data. This resource covers filing taxes with an ITIN, taxpayer privacy, and recent legal developments.
Guides & Reports

Understanding U.S. Department of Transportation Changes for Non-Domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses

March 16, 2026

This page goes over a new federal rule that changes requirements that states must follow when issuing or renewing a Non-Domiciled CDL or CLP. It also provides guidance on California CDL cancellations.
Guides & Reports

Community Education Resources: Workers' Rights

March 16, 2026

We provide consults for low wage workers on issues including unpaid wages, unemployment insurance, wrongful termination, discrimination/harassment, health & safety, etc. Know your rights as a worker!