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361 people are interested
Workers' Rights Clinic Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: Employment Justice Center
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361 people are interested
The Employment Justice Center provides free legal advice to low-income workers on employment-related matters through two Workers' Rights Clinics.
We are currently in need of intake volunteers, English-speaking, and particularly bilingual English-Spanish and English-Amharic. As an intake volunteer, you will get the chance to meet with clients, and then to consult with experienced employment attorneys on the client's area of concern.
The types of cases we see include: unpaid wages, on-the-job injuries, disability accommodation, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, and discrimination. Through our clinics you can help provide quality legal advice to the working poor, helping them to maintain their employment and a stable income for their families.
We have three clinics, one every week in Northwest DC on Wednesdays from 6-9pm and two in Southeast DC, two Friday afternoons a month and one Saturday morning a month.
If you are interested in volunteering with the Employment Justice Center please click here to fill out a volunteer application:
http://www.tfaforms.com/351534
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About Employment Justice Center
Location:
1413 K STREET N W 5TH FL, WASHINGTON, DC 20005, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Employment Justice Center is to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area.
Description
Founded on Labor Day 2000, the mission of the D.C. Employment Justice Center is to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metropolitan area. Since our founding, the EJC has successfully used a combination of strategies to protect the rights of low-income workers, including legal services, policy advocacy, community organizing, and education. In the past eleven years, the EJC has returned more than $7,000,000 to the pockets of low-wage workers, achieved many legislative victories that have touched the lives of countless workers, educated thousands of workers about their rights and responsibilities on the job, and launched three vibrant community organizing groups.
We believe that in securing, protecting, and promoting workplace justice for the most vulnerable among us, we raise the floor of workplace rights for us all.
The centerpiece and gateway of the EJC’s work is its Workers’ Rights Clinic - a weekly legal clinic taking place in the Anacostia community of Southeast D.C. on Monday afternoons and in the Shaw community of Northwest D.C. on Wednesday evenings. Each year, the EJC conducts about 1,500 consultations through its clinics where low-income workers receive free legal advice on the full range of employment matters. In appropriate cases, the EJC assumes representation of the worker or refers them to pro bono attorneys or experienced employment law attorneys committed to supporting workers and the vision of the EJC. For more information about our Workers’ Rights Clinic, click here.
As an organization, the EJC believes that enforcing the rights of the most vulnerable raises the floor of rights and expectations for all workers. In 2008, the EJC helped to pass the new Accrued Sick & Safe Leave Act, a law that guarantees most workers in D.C. a minimum amount of paid sick and safe days. For more information about our advocacy program,CAUSE AREAS
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Bread for the City1525 7th St. NWWashington, DC 20001
DATE POSTED
April 20, 2015
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REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training