FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE							Contact: Jody Yarborough
September 23, 2011							Phone:	    408.894.9041

SILICON VALLEY INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER JOINS WITH THE
KATHARINE & GEORGE ALEXANDER COMMUNITY LAW CENTER TO HOST FREE
LEGAL AID SOCIETY - EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER'S WORKERS RIGHTS ADVICE CLINIC
SAN JOSE Ñ Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) is pleased to announce their partnership with the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC). The launch of the partnership will be the first of three Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center's legal advice clinics addressing Workers Rights concerns and issues on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the SVILC office in San Jose.
The Workers' Rights Clinic assists individuals with work-related issues such as: unemployment issues, wrongful termination, unpaid wages, harassment and discrimination in the workplace, retaliation from employers, help with Family and Medical Leave Act and California Paid Family Leave Act issues, assistance with representation at the Labor Commission and the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, and other related issues. Law students will interview clients about workplace problems under the supervision of an employment law attorney. There will also be a workerÕs compensation and Social Security attorney.
Those seeking assistance must make an appointment to attend the clinic. Please call the Law Center on Wednesday, September 28 to make an appointment. To make an appointment email Mariela Rodriguez at m2rodriguez@scu.edu or call her at 408-288-7030 or call 711 and give the operator that phone number. Those with reasonable accommodation requests should specify their needs when making their appointment. SVILC consumers will be given priority registration.
KGACLC is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to the community. It is part of Santa Clara University School of Law.ÊThey provide pro bono advice and representation in several areas including workers rights (through the Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center's Workers Rights Clinic that they host), consumer rights, and immigration rights. Depending on the available resources, the KGACLC may decide to offer full legal representation to a limited number of clients seen during its legal clinics. Although these representation services are free, there may be other costs that will not be covered by the KGACLC. Such costs may include court fees, mailing fees, interpreting fees, etc.
SVILC is a cross-disability, intergenerational, and multicultural disability justice organization that creates fully inclusive communities that value the dignity, equality, freedom and worth of every human being. For more information go to www.svilc.org.                                                             							###	
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center
A disability justice organization that creates fully inclusive communities


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