Make work pay.

The Wage Justice Center fights for greater economic equality and justice in California’s working communities. We provide legal representation to low-income workers facing wage theft. We educate workers, advocates, and legal service providers about strategies and tactics for collecting unpaid wages. Through education and legal action, we empower workers to exercise their rights and improve their working conditions.

Our Work

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Read about our recent case summaries demonstrating The Wage Justice Center’s innovative legal work. [Read More...]

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Read about our latest cases, workshops, and campaigns. We represent workers facing wage theft in every low-wage sector in Los Angeles, from garment workers to day laborers to car wash workers. Over the last six years, we have helped thousands of workers collect millions of dollars in unpaid wages. We are also fighting to improve the remedies available to California's low income workers through the development of wage liens, and workshops and educational events for workers and advocates. [Read More...]

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Our generous funders have contributed support to our mission of promoting wage justice and combating the abuses of bad-faith employers. These individuals know that a donation to The Wage Justice Center will provide an immediate, measurable and long-term solution— ultimately supplying workers with the tools they need to ensure wage justice. [Read More...]