From wage theft to employment status to anti-discrimination laws, this workshop looks at basic workers' rights and how to advocate for yourself in the workplace.

This workshop is part of the Green Socialist Organizing Project's 101 Series of workshops. To learn more about the series visit https://greensocialist.net/101s/.

This workshop was presented on September 26, 2023
This workshop was presented by Chris Blankenhorn

Video of the workshop: https://youtube.com/live/_0EqNnNbTp8

View the slideshow used in this workshop:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SuAHhEGaaG2ViCgEFULjkm54vevZX0MzUHLQa3OszBg/edit?usp=drive_link

Resource Links

National Labor Relations Board: https://www.nlrb.gov/
US Department of Labor: https://www.dol.gov/
US DoL Wage and Hour Division: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd
Family and Medical Leave: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/ben…
Occupational Safety and Health Administration: https://www.osha.gov/
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: https://www.eeoc.gov/
Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge Center: https://www.workcenter.gov/
Worker.gov (Catch All Workers’ Rights Resource: https://www.worker.gov/
IRS Form SS8 (Independent Contractor Determination): https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fss8.pdf

EPI on Wage Theft:

⁠https://www.epi.org/publication/employers-steal-billions-from-workers-paychecks-each-year/