Workers’ Rights: Critical Labor Protections for Immigrant Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

WEBINAR
Workers’ Rights: Critical Labor Protections for Immigrant Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The National Immigration Law Center hosted a webinar titled “Workers’ Rights: Critical Labor Protections for Immigrant Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic” on April 15, 2020.

Second in a three-part series in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis:

  1. Safe and Accessible: Immigrants’ Access to Health Care, Public Charge, and Safe Spaces in Health Care Centers
  2. Workers’ Rights: Critical Labor Protections for Immigrant Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  3. Equal Opportunities to Thrive: Rebates, Taxes/SSN/ITIN, Food Security, and Access to Food Programs

TOPICS COVERED

  • Safety and Health on the Job
  • Using Collective Action to Improve Workplace Safety and Health
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • Paid and Unpaid Time Off from Work
  • State/local responses springing up to address gaps left by federal response
  • Q&A and Resources

PRESENTERS INCLUDED

  • Joanna Cuevas Ingram, Staff Attorney, National Immigration Law Center
  • Emily Tulli, Senior Attorney, Occupational Safety and Health Law Project
  • Ingrid Nava, Associate General Counsel, SEIU Local 32BJ
  • Rebecca Smith, Director of Work Structures, National Employment Law Project
  • Jessie Hahn, Labor and Employment Policy Attorney, National Immigration Law Center

Download the PowerPoint (PDF)

View the webinar on GoToWebinar (requires submitting a short registration form):
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/5909099150360728577

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