Center for Workers' Rights

Center for Workers' Rights We strive to improve working conditions, reduce barriers to employment, and remedy workplace injustices for low-wage workers in the Sacramento area.

Founded in March 2014, the Center for Workers’ Rights will provide legal and advocacy assistance to low-income workers in Sacramento and its surrounding areas. Legal Services
The core mission of the Center for Workers’ Rights is to provide free and reduced rate legal services to the community. The Center will coordinate Workers’ Rights Clinics and Know-Your-Rights trainings on employment law issues for local workers, Unions, and community members. In addition, the Center will provide limited representation for low-wage workers in unemployment benefits appeals hearings, labor commissioner wage claims, and discrimination claims before administrative agencies. The Center will also selectively litigate employment law cases. The Center will rely upon volunteer attorneys and law students to sustain the Workers’ Rights Clinics and other legal services. At present, the Center anticipates offering legal services in fall 2014. Local Legislative Advocacy and Education
The Center for Workers’ Rights hopes to serve as an institutional advocate for its clients and as an expert in workers’ rights issues in the local community. The Center will advocate for local workers’ rights byconducting industry- or employer-targeted campaigns. Through its connection with its clients and the community, the Center will develop community organizing projects and provide research and legal support for those campaigns. Organizing
The Center for Workers’ Rights will seek to establish worker centers and associations in the community to bring workers together to advocate for their rights and for better working conditions.

If you work at a board and care home for the elderly, you are legally entitled to overtime. Here’s what that means in Ca...
09/11/2026

If you work at a board and care home for the elderly, you are legally entitled to overtime. Here’s what that means in California:
✅ 1.5x your regular rate for:
More than 8 hours in a day
More than 40 hours in a week
First 8 hours on the 7th consecutive workday
✅ 2x your regular rate for:
More than 12 hours in a day
More than 8 hours on the 7th consecutive workday
Special rules apply for personal attendants at nonprofits and caregivers supervising children in residential facilities. For more information, you can contact us (916) 905-5857

Si trabajas en un hogar de cuidados para personas mayores, tienes derecho legal a cobrar horas extras. Esto es lo que significa en California:
✅ 1,5 veces tu sueldo normal por:
Más de 8 horas al día
Más de 40 horas a la semana
Las primeras 8 horas del séptimo día de trabajo consecutivo
✅ 2 veces tu sueldo normal por:
Más de 12 horas en un día
Más de 8 horas en el séptimo día de trabajo consecutivo
Hay reglas especiales para los asistentes personales en organizaciones sin fin de lucro y los cuidadores que supervisan a niños en centros residenciales. Conozca sus derechos. Para obtener más información, puede contactarnos al (916) 905-5857.

We are lucky to have amazing partners in the fight for justice like Amagda and her team at California Rural Legal Assist...
08/21/2026

We are lucky to have amazing partners in the fight for justice like Amagda and her team at California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation

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Pérez is one of the 2026 Change Makers, an award from The Sacramento Bee and the Nehemiah Leaders Programs.

07/31/2026

On January 1, 2027, California's minimum wage will increase to $17.40 an hour.

2.5x the federal minimum wage.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump and Republicans continue to keep the federal minimum wage stuck at $7.25 an hour.

Do better.

07/21/2026
Fresh off today's victory defending birthright citizenship before the Supreme Court of the United States, we're honored ...
06/30/2026

Fresh off today's victory defending birthright citizenship before the Supreme Court of the United States, we're honored to celebrate Winnie Kao of Asian Law Caucus at tonight's Center for Workers' Rights Awards Celebration.

Join us as we recognize a champion for immigrant communities and workers' rights and raise the resources needed for the fights ahead.

📍 The Citizen Hotel, Sacramento
📅 June 30 | Doors at 5:00 PM | Program at 6:00 PM

There's still time to join us. We hope to see you there.

Our 11th annual awards Celebration honoring Assembly Member Liz Ortega, Caitlin Vega, and Iedalia Martinez on October 7, 2025 with the support of our sponsors.

The Center for Workers’ Rights (CWR) seeks an experienced, values-driven Operations Manager to lead operational, financi...
01/28/2026

The Center for Workers’ Rights (CWR) seeks an experienced, values-driven Operations Manager to lead operational, financial, and administrative functions that support CWR’s programs and advocacy.

Center for Workers' Rights is now hiring for the position of Operations Manager in Sacramento. Apply today.

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