Legal Aid at Work welcomes Governor Newsom’s signing of AB 2495, a critical step forward in strengthening the workplace protections of immigrant workers and combatting employer conduct that capitalizes on workers’ legitimate fears of increasingly abusive and unfettered immigration enforcement actions. We have seen bad faith employers increasingly exploit this fear, not in response to any anticipated or actual complaint, but preemptively to silence workers before they… Continue reading Legal Aid at Work Statement on the Signing of AB 2495
Author: Kim Flores
Assemblymember Kalra’s AB 2495 to Address Immigration-Related Threats in the Workplace Becomes Law
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 29, 2026 SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 2495, authored by Assemblymember Kalra (D-San José), has been signed into law. AB 2495 expands the scope of prohibited unfair immigration-related practices that unscrupulous employers use to intimidate and dissuade workers from asserting their workplace rights. “In California, we will not allow bad-faith employers to… Continue reading Assemblymember Kalra’s AB 2495 to Address Immigration-Related Threats in the Workplace Becomes Law
¡Basta! The Sex Harassment Crisis in Fast Food & the Path to a Safer Workplace
The 2026 CA Fast Food Sex Harassment Worker Survey asked workers about Sex Harassment at their fast food jobs, including questions about their experiences with a range of sex harassment behaviors at work as well as the impacts these experienceshave had on working conditions, physical and mental health, and financial well-being. Workers were also asked… Continue reading ¡Basta! The Sex Harassment Crisis in Fast Food & the Path to a Safer Workplace
Lawsuit Pressuring California to Decide Wage-Theft Claims Faster Moves Forward – KQED
It’s supposed to be easy to make your boss pay up for lost wages. Instead it takes years – CalMatters
Cisco Likely Allowed Harassment of Pro-Palestinian Workers, Agency Says – New York Times
Workers’ Advocates Sue the Labor Commissioner’s Office Over Years-Long Delays
Judge Overrules Labor Commissioner’s Request to Have the Case Dismissed FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OAKLAND, Calif. (September 14, 2026)—Statewide workers’ rights organization Legal Aid at Work and employment law firm Moss Bollinger LLP are suing the California Labor Commissioner’s Office over the agency’s long delays in processing workers’ claims for unpaid wages. Despite state laws requiring… Continue reading Workers’ Advocates Sue the Labor Commissioner’s Office Over Years-Long Delays
