Wage claim help
Please contact our Wage Claim Clinic if the resources on this page do not address your needs. We offer free services (drop-in or by appointment) on Fridays in Oakland and San Francisco. We provide services in English, Spanish, Cantonese and Mandarin and can arrange services in additional languages.-
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Info about appointments, locations
Fact Sheets
Sample Letters and Forms
You can download these Word documents and use them to make formal requests of your employer
Do-It-Yourself Guides
You may be able to handle your case yourself. Here are guides to making a claim for wages you should have been paid but weren't, and to collecting the judgment after you win.
Highlights of Our Work
Here are some of our most recent achievements in cases related to wage theft.-
Cook sues Gordo Taqueria, charging he was cheated of tips. wagesWe filed this case seeking class action status on behalf of workers across the Bay Area chain of six restaurants.Learn More
A federal collective and class action lawsuit was filed today on behalf of laborers against P.W. Stephens Environmental, Inc. (P.W. Stephens), alleging failure to pay minimum wage and overtime under federal and California laws, among other wage and hour claims. The named plaintiff Aned Lopez and the putative class are represented by the Legal Aid … Continue reading "Combating Wage Theft"
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Hazardous Materials Laborers Allege Exploitation of Wage and Hour Law Against P.W. Stephens Environmental, Inc.Learn More
A federal collective and class action lawsuit was filed today on behalf of laborers against PW...
A former personal driver and bodyguard who worked nearly around the clock for most of a year without pay won a $480,727.81 award from the California Labor Commissioner for unpaid wages, damages, interest, and penalties. Khabib Lutfiyev started working for Gurbaksh Chahal — a tech entrepreneur who founded three startups — as his driver in … Continue reading "Combating Wage Theft"
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Driver wins $480,000 for wages unpaid by tech entrepreneurLearn More
A former personal driver and bodyguard who worked nearly around the clock for most of a year...
Additional sources of information and help
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U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour DivisionLearn More
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Labor Commissioner's Office at the California Department of Industrial Relations (an FAQ)Learn More
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California Dept. of Industrial Relations regulations, known as Wage OrdersLearn More
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Information that must be posted in California workplacesLearn More
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"Visa Pages": A website with info on non-immigrant visas employers use to bring some workers into the U.S.Learn More