Report: First Source Crucial to Create Local Jobs
Construction cranes are a typical part of the DC skyline to residents of the nation’s capital, where the construction industry is booming. However, DC residents are sorely underrepresented on the...
View ArticleCheck out the EJC’s 2012 Annual Report!
Read about all the amazing work you have helped the Employment Justice Center to do and the many workers we’ve been able to assist! Some highlights… In 2012, we were able to: look at our mission and...
View ArticleDC Auditor: Paid Sick Days Law A Success, But There’s a Need to Expand...
Washington DC’s local paid sick days law is a success, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor (ODCA). The report examined the 2008 law’s impact on...
View ArticleEJC’s Amazing June Wins for Workers
June was the biggest month yet for EJC victories. Here’s a glimpse at all we’ve accomplished with your help this month. DC Council Acts to Prevent Wage Theft Last Wednesday, DC workers scored some...
View ArticleA huge six months: EJC recovers over $500,000 in first half of 2013
Every year, we at the EJC try to return at least $500,000.00 to the pockets of low wage workers who have experienced wage theft and other forms of workplace injustice. We do this through our workers’...
View ArticleWeighing the Costs and Benefits of Enhanced Paid Sick Days in DC
Cross-posted from http://www.iwpr.org/blog/2013/11/01/weighing-the-costs-and-benefits-of-enhanced-paid-sick-days-in-dc/ On September 17, DC city councilmembers introduced the “Earned Sick and Safe...
View ArticleStolen Wages in the Nation’s Capital: New Report Shows Where Wage Claims...
Building on the recent passage of an increase of the minimum wage and expansion of paid leave protections in the District of Columbia, a comprehensive wage theft report and policy proposal titled...
View ArticlePreliminary Results of the Community Survey about Workplace Firing
[Mas abajo en espanol] [See below for Spanish] Through process to select a campaign issue with its members, the Workers’ Committee of the Employment Justice Center (EJC) has chosen to focus on...
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