Day 1: Derechos y Esperanza Labor and Employment Conference: Empowering Low-Wage Workers

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Please RSVP by Fri Sep 18, 2026

Save the date to join the Civil Rights, Migration and Workplace Law Initiative at ASU Law for a national interdisciplinary convening of advocates, attorneys and academics reimagining the legal and policy landscape for low-wage workers. AZ CLE credit will be available for those who join. Discounts are available for non-profits and students, please see registration page for details.

Save the date to join the Civil Rights, Migration and Workplace Law Initiative at ASU Law for a national interdisciplinary convening of advocates, attorneys and academics reimagining the legal and policy landscape for low-wage workers. AZ CLE credit will be available for those who join. Discounts are available for non-profits and students, please see registration page for details.

This conference empowering low-wage workers will feature interdisciplinary sessions on:

Labor Trafficking

Labor Organizing: Low-Wage Workers

Wage Theft & Workers Centers

AI, Tech, and Impacts on Low-Wage Workers

Advocating for Immigrant Workers

Reinvigorating Retaliation Protections

Worker Justice Framework Development

Awarding of the ASU Civil Rights, Migration, and Workplace Law Derechos y Esperanza Worker Justice Lifetime Achievement Award to Jennifer Abruzzo, Bush Gottleib, former General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, and also announcing the honoree of the ASU Civil Rights, Migration, and Workplace Law Derechos y Esperanza Southwestern Worker Justice Award

 

Speakers, Partners, and Sponsors

Dean Angela Banks, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, ASU

Corinna Spencer-Scheurich, Northwest Workers' Justice Project

Monica Guizar, Service Employees International Union, Sun Devil Sponsor

David Seligman, Executive Director, Towards Justice

Christopher Ho, Legal Aid at Work-  Maroon Convening Partner

Professor Ruben Garcia, William S. Richardson School of Law, UH Manoa

Noreen Farrell, Equal Rights Advocates, in conversation with Monica Ramirez, founder and president of Justice for Migrant Women and Erika Andiola, Political Director of National Day Labor Organizing Network

Professor Anthony Pratcher II, Ph. D., University of Washington, Tacoma

Professor Veena Dubal, UC Irvine School of Law

Jennifer Abruzzo, Bush Gottleib, former General Counsel of SEIU

Professor Seema N. Patel, UC Law San Francisco

Professor Shefali Milczarek-Desai, James E. Rogers College of Law, UArizona

Professor Evelyn Rangel-Medina, Beasley School of Law, Temple University

Michael McQuarrie, Associate Professor and Center Director, Center for Work and Democracy, The Sanford School, ASU

Discounts available for non-profits and community members, please inquire at zjcooper@asu.edu for details.

Event Contact

Zachary Cooper
Civil Rights, Migration, and Workplace Law Initiative
Date

Thursday, Sep 24, 2026

Time

8:30 AM - 6:30 PM (AZ)

Location

BCLS Great Hall

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Please RSVP by Fri Sep 18, 2026