KGACLC Workers' Rights Interviewing, Advising and Mediation Clinic
Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)
Course Description:
Students will provide advice to clients regarding problems in the workplaces such as wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, unpaid wages, and failure to pay overtime. In addition to advising clients, students will also receive 13.5 hours of instruction in the Fundamentals of Employment Law class that covers wage and hour law, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, leave acts, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, state disability insurance, ERISA, privacy, workplace immigration issues, and union/labor law.
Class Notes:
All classroom sessions will be offered remotely. Students may have the option of performing some (but not all) of clinical work on site, conditions permitting.
Experiential Course
Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Thereafter, students must spend 27 hours advising at the Workers’ Rights Clinic. Clinic meets on the following Tuesdays from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Aug. 25; Sept 1,8,15,22,29; Oct. 6,20,27. Class meets on the following Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Aug. 27; Sept 3,10,17,24; Oct. 1,8,15. Students will conduct an EEOC mediation on one Friday. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class without the prior approval of the instructors. Students will provide advice to low income clients regarding problems in the workplace such as wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, unpaid wages, and failure to pay overtime. In addition to advising clients, students will also receive 15.5 hours of instruction in the Fundamentals of Employment Law class that covers mediating employment law disputes, wage and hour law, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, domestic violence, labor trafficking, retaliation, leave acts, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, state disability insurance, ERISA, privacy, workplace immigration issues, and union labor law. Students will conduct a mediation of a case filed at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Students will conduct or observe an EEOC mediation. This course is graded. Students may also enroll in independent study for additional units.