SAMPLE LETTER REGARDING EMPLOYMENT REFERENCES

Sample Letter: Records Request

Sample Letter: COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Request

Sample Letter: Final Payment of Wages

Sample Letter: Health and Safety Complaint

Sample Letter: Request for Paid Sick Leave

Sample Letter: COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Request

Form: Document the Harassment

Sample Letter: Requesting personnel file and other employment records

Sample Letter: Vision Accommodation for Workers who are Blind or Visually Impaired

A guide for notifying an employer about your rights when listing him/her as a job reference for future employment.

Sample Letter: Transfer Accommodation

Sample Letter: Accommodation for Physical Space

Sample Letter: Accommodation for Modified Schedule

Sample Letter: Accommodation for Modified Policy

A guide to requesting reasonable accommodation for policy modifications in the workplace under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

Sample Letter: Accommodation for Leaves of Absence

A guide to requesting reasonable accommodation for leaves of absence under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

Sample Letter: Accommodation for Job Restructuring

A guide to requesting reasonable accommodation for job restructuring (reassigning or reorganizing tasks) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

Sample Letter: Accommodation for Communication Access for Workers Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

A guide for requesting reasonable accommodation for communication access for workers who are deaf or hard of hearing under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). 

Sample Letter: Request for Pregnancy Accommodation

A guide to requesting reasonable accommodation for a condition related to pregnancy under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

Sample Letter: Termination after Updating Social Security Number

Guide for requesting reasonable accommodation for adjusting supervisory methods under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

Sample Letter: English-only Policy

You may wish to use the sample letter on the next page if you work in California and your employer makes you speak only English at work. This is commonly referred to as an “English- only” policy.

Sample Letter: Accommodation for Supervisory Method

You may wish to use the sample letter on the next page if you are a worker in California who completed the I-9 form when you were hired, you have complained about a violation of your workplace rights, and your employer has now asked you to provide more or different documents to re-verify your eligibility to work in the United States.

Toolkit: Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention

If you are experiencing workplace sexual harassment, you are not alone. This toolkit provides an
explanation of what the law is, what your rights are, steps you can take to advocate for yourself,
and a list of attorneys and organizations who provide free or low-cost legal help.

Toolkit: Fair Play Act Compliance

This Toolkit is designed to increase awareness of the Fair Play Act among departments and improve understanding about the law’s requirements. The Toolkit also contains ideas for park and recreation departments on how to expand girls’ participation in an effort to help departments comply with the Fair Play Act.

Toolkit: California Fair Chance Toolkit for Job Seekers with Criminal Records

This toolkit is a quick yet comprehensive reference guide for formerly incarcerated persons, probation and parole officers, social workers, healthcare providers, workforce development providers, and others supporting job seekers with records in obtaining employment. 

Toolkit: Healthcare Provider Toolkit, Assisting Patients with Requests for Workplace Accommodations or Leaves Of Absence

This toolkit is designed to assist patients with requests for workplace accommodations or leaves of absence

Toolkit: How to Represent Yourself before the California Labor Commissioner

This toolkit (created in 2004) provides information to workers who are trying to collect unpaid wages from their employers. If you determine that you have not been paid correctly, you are ready to take action against your employer (this action may include filing a formal claim). This packet describes the different steps you should go through to collect those unpaid wages.

Transgender and Nonbinary Workers Toolkit

We created this resource in collaboration with Beyond Binary Legal and community members to make it easier for transgender and nonbinary people to understand their legal rights at work and take action when employers break the law. It was most recently revised in March 2022.