Parent and OSY Workshop - Protect Yourself Against Wage Theft

When

Thursday, January 30, 2025 (7 – 8:30pm)

This workshop will not be recorded.

Description

Join us for an overview of wage protections, including changes to the minimum wage and the overtime threshold for farmworkers. We will also discuss common wage theft schemes, strategies for protecting yourself against wage theft, and what you can do if you are a victim of wage theft. 

Note: The presentation will be in Spanish only. METS program centers interested in other languages can contact ID&R-TASC.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS for MEP Staff

• This workshop is for NYS-MEP parents, OSY students, and staff only.
• You can send the promotional image (under Workshop Resources below) to promote and invite parents and OSY students.
• Then use the form below to register those who are interested.
• Zoom meeting information will be sent based on preferences provided during the registration process.

Presenters

Emma Kreyche, Director of Advocacy, Outreach & Education
Since joining Worker Justice Center of New York in 2012, Emma’s work has focused on community outreach, know-your-rights education, and advocacy to combat abuses in low-wage industries and advance the rights of immigrant workers in New York State, particularly farmworkers. Emma has been involved in several local and statewide legislative campaigns. In 2019, she served as statewide coordinator of the Green Light NY Coalition and led a successful grassroots campaign to restore driver’s license access for immigrant New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status.

Cristina Brito, Esq., Staff Attorney
Cristina joined Worker Justice Center of New York in 2021 as a staff attorney. Cristina represents both individuals and groups in state and federal court actions involving claims of wage and hour, discrimination, and other labor-related violations. Prior to joining WJCNY, Cristina worked as a labor and employment law paralegal for 9 years at a private firm in Manhattan, primarily working with low-wage immigrant workers in wage theft and discrimination cases. While working full-time, Cristina received her J.D. in 2021 from CUNY School of Law where she was a Senior Staff Editor for the City University of New York Law Review and research assistant to Professor Chaumtoli Huq. During her time in law school, Cristina worked in the Community and Economic Development Clinic collaborating with and counseling grassroots community groups fighting for economic change and social justice. Cristina has interned with Catholic Migration Services’ Workers Rights Program and served as a Judicial Intern to U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom in the Eastern District of New York. Cristina enjoys yoga, hiking, and spending time with her family and dog.

The content in this presentation is geared towards serving the migrant populations in New York State as defined under Title I, Part C and the approved State Service Delivery Plan, and may NOT be appropriate to all situations.

Please refer to the  disclaimers page, which includes the vendor notice, Google™ Translate disclaimer, and nondiscrimination and accessibility policy, before proceeding further.