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Worker Risks, Rights and Responsibilities

Worker Risks, rights, and responsibilities
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Each day, workers in all kinds of jobs risk injury and even death. From acute injuries that happen in an instant to health conditions that develop over months or years of strain or exposure, all workers encounter hazards on the job.  For many workers, language, cultural differences, and immigration status further their vulnerability.  Many do not receive adequate training about workplace safety and their rights as workers in the United States, thus increasing their risk of workplace injury and complicating their ability to receive care in the case of incidents on the job.  This webinar will offer strategies and resources for community health workers to help workers identify hazards, take steps to minimize the risk of occupational injury and illness, and become familiar with their rights and responsibilities in the workplace.

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Learning Objectives
  • Identify the risks that workers face on the job.
  • Recognize safety and health practices in different occupational settings.
  • Be familiar with strategies and resources Community Health Workers can employ to help workers prevent or lessen workplace injury and illnesses.
  • Understand workers’ rights and responsibilities under the OSH Act.

Presenters

Profile picture for user Caitlin A. Fish J.D.

Caitlin A.

Fish

J.D.

IRB Member

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.

Non-Profit
Caitlin A. Fish is a Staff Attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.’s Laredo Office, where she practices primarily immigration and family law. As a member of the Legal Aid for Survivors of Sexual Assault (LASSA) team at TRLA, Caitlin also handles a variety of civil legal cases for survivors of sexual assault, including employment and education cases. She also engages in community outreach through educational presentations on a variety of legal issues and participation in various community coalitions. Prior to law school she worked for the Wake Forest School of Medicine as a Data Collector and Clinical Studies Coordinator on a variety of projects studying health disparities in rural and underserved communities. As a law student, she worked for several different organizations advocating for immigrant and farmworker rights, including Farmworker Justice and the University of Wisconsin Law School Immigrant Justice Clinic. Caitlin has presented on a variety of issues at the State Bar of Texas Poverty Law Conference, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault Annual Conference, Legal Aid for Survivors of Abuse Annual Conference, and Webb County Domestic Violence Coalition Conference. Caitlin also is the Pro Bono and Community Service Chair for the Laredo-Webb County Bar Association and a member of the board for Casa de Misericordia Domestic Violence Shelter. Caitlin received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School with an Employment and Labor Law Concentration. She is licensed to practice in Texas and Wisconsin.

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