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Employment Justice Center » Get Involved
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. Get Involved with EJC! There are so many ways to help EJC’s important work. If you want to get involved, please donate. Sign up for email updates. DC Employment Justice Center. 1413 K St NW, 5th Floor. Washington, DC 20005. How to Reach Us. Workers Rights Clinic Hours. NW Clinic: every Wednesday. Intakes begin at 6pm. SE Clinic: Last Saturday of every month. Intakes 10am-1pm, Bread for the City SE, 1640 Good Hope Road SE.
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Employment Justice Center » Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Cris
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. April 29, 2015. Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Cris. My name is Cris and I’ve been working as a Spanish speaking volunteer with EJC’s legal clinic over the last seven years. As an advocate for workers’ rights, I began volunteering with EJC in Fall 2007 as a way to directly help low-income workers many of whom are immigrants during my spare time. In an ideal world, everyone who has a passion for social justice issues would have th...
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Employment Justice Center » Persistence Pays Off: Worker Retrieves $12,000 in Lost Overtime
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. June 1, 2015. Persistence Pays Off: Worker Retrieves $12,000 in Lost Overtime. The worker’s name and the name of employer has been changed at the worker’s request*. Thanks to the EJC for supporting me until the end. I feel good, but I think that workers shouldn’t have to fight so hard for their wages and that the government should do more to resolve these kinds of cases. Sign up for email updates. Worker Activist of the Year.
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Employment Justice Center » Workers’ Rights Clinic
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. Workers’ Rights Clinic. The EJC follows D.C. government closings. If the D.C. government is closed, then the clinic will not take place. If the D.C. government is on liberal leave, the clinic will go on as planned. To learn whether the D.C. government is closed, call (202) 727-1000. EJC’s CLINICS ARE CLOSED DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. Click here for the EJC’s fact sheets. About various employment law problems. The Pennsylvan...
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Employment Justice Center » About the EJC
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. 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. three days each month and in the Shaw community of Northwest D.C. every Wednesday. Time: Intakes begin at 6pm.
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Employment Justice Center » Did you get your raise?! – Just Pay Coalition and DOES celebrate minimum wage increase to $10.50
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. July 6, 2015. Did you get your raise? 8211; Just Pay Coalition and DOES celebrate minimum wage increase to $10.50. Last Wednesday, the EJC and the Just Pay Coalition teamed up with the DC Department of Employment Services (DOES) to ask all minimum wage workers in DC a simple question: Did you get your raise? EJC Workers’ Committee member Jhonny Castillo hands out information on the minimum wage. Van a tener este. Delfina Flo...
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Employment Justice Center » Volunteer
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. Volunteer with the EJC. There are two main ways to volunteer with the EJC:. Volunteer with EJC Advocacy Campaigns. Training or experience working with Facebook and Twitter for campaigns or non-profits;. Strong writing skills;. Experience writing blogs for advocacy purposes;. A general interest and commitment to the mission of the EJC;. Ability to create memes a plus; and. Proficiency in video editing a plus. All volunteers a...
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Employment Justice Center » DC Auditor Calls for Proactive Enforcement of DC’s Paid Sick Days Law
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. June 22, 2015. Paid Sick and Safe Days. DC Auditor Calls for Proactive Enforcement of DC’s Paid Sick Days Law. The Office of the D.C. Auditor has released a report on the District’s paid sick and safe leave law. Sign up for email updates. Worker Activist of the Year. DC Employment Justice Center. 1413 K St NW, 5th Floor. Washington, DC 20005. How to Reach Us. Workers Rights Clinic Hours. NW Clinic: every Wednesday. Penn Ave&...
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Employment Justice Center » Blog
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. Ban the Box California Employers Are Cautioned When Using Criminal Records in Hiring Decisions. By now, California employers are probably aware of the Ban the Box movement sweeping the nation. Lawmakers and government agencies aim to provide applicants with a fair chance at employment by eliminating conviction history inquiries in background checks, interviews, and applications. Over 100 cities and. LaToya Bell joined EJC as...
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Employment Justice Center » Wage Theft
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Working to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metro area. Resources and Campaign Materials. Wage theft occurs when employers refuse to pay part or all of a worker’s regular wages, overtime or other earned compensation, or when workers are misclassified as independent contractors. Employers who commit wage theft rob DC of revenues through tax and payroll fraud. By cheating workers out of wages, these employers also depress consumer spending and stunt economic growth. In order to sto...
