Local Agencies:
California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA):
Assistance with wage and overtime claims, working conditions, retaliation, sexual harassment, and employees' rights. Contact for more information about what services are available and eligibility requirements. Call 458-1089 or 724-2253

Watsonville Law Center:
Offer advice clinics for workers' compensation issues and wage claims. For a clinic appointment call 722-2845

The Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center:
promotes the stability of low income and disadvantaged workers and their families by addressing issues that affect their ability to achieve self-sufficiency. They provide assistance through brief legal advice in certain employment issues, legal clincs and self help materials. They have an extensive list of fact sheets that provide information about employment law issues http://www.las-elc.org/factsheets.html They offer in peron clincs throughout California and over the phone assistance. http://www.las-elc.org/clinics.html Visit the website or call the Workers' Rights Hotline to see if you qualify for services. They can be reached at (415) 864-8208 toll free at (866) 864-8208

Online Resources:
California Department of Industrial Relations:
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: Information on wage and hours laws, how to file a wage claim http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/dlseWagesAndHours.html Laws regarding working minors http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DLSE-CL.htm 
Department of Occupational Safety and Health DOSH/CalOSHA: Information on public safety and safety in the workplace. Includes laws and regulations, publications and forms, and complaint/accident reports. http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh1.html
Workers' Compensation: Provides information on the rights of injured workers and employers. http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/dwc_home_page.htm Including publications, forms, laws and regulations. Free 1 hour workshops on your rights as an injured worker are held throughout the state. For a list go to http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/Workshop/Workshop_English.htm