Workers' + Immigrants' Rights

Arise Chicago Workers’ Rights Manual

Arise Chicago provides the most comprehensive workers’ rights publication in the State of Illinois. Our Worker Rights Manual, in hard copy or as a downloadable file, is free. It has been written in clear, easy-to-read language, in English and Spanish, to ensure broad accessibility and understanding. We have distributed over 20,000 hard copies of the manual.

Workers and Immigrants’ Rights (PowerPoint Presentation) - Chicago Community and Workers’ Rights

Community Explainer: What Daleros Should Know Under Trump - National Immigrant Law Center

Since 2023, Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) has provided temporary protection from deportation and a work permit for workers involved in a labor agency investigation at their workplace.  The Trump administration is making big changes to immigration policy.  Many workers with DALE are asking questions about what these changes mean for them and how they can protect their rights under the new administration. This resource provides some answers and has links to other helpful information.

Additional Links

• Chicago Office of Labor Standards
• Know Your Rights as a Day Laborer - City Bureau
• Temp Workers’ Labor Rights, Explained - City Bureau
• Know Your Rights Information - City of Chicago
• Workplace Rights - Office of the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul
• Cook County Commission of Human Rights
• Illinois Department of Labor
• Business & Work resources - Illinois Legal Aid Online

Workplace Raid Readiness Resources

ICCIR Family Support Network and Hotline - 1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY (1-855-435-7693) English/Spanish/Korean/Polish

Toolkit: Prepare your workplace for dealing with law enforcement - Chicago Community and Workers’ Rights

Know Your Rights as an Immigrant Worker: Toolkit for Immigrant Workers and Employers - Arise Chicago

This document includes information and useful resources for immigrant workers. Review it, study it, and share this information with co-workers, your family, and close friends. 

Immigration Resource Hub - The Resurrection Project

Materials, videos, and guides to answer most of your immigration related questions.

A Guide for Employers: What to Do if Immigration Comes to Your Workplace - National Immigration Law Center

This guide provides practical advice for addressing immigration-related actions in the workplace. First published in December 2017, it is available in multiple languages, including Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Thai.

Policy / Bill Tracking Tools

Economic Policy Institute: Federal Policy Watch

Tracking how the Trump administration, Congress, and the courts are affecting workers' quality of life.

Immigration Policy Tracking Project

A complete compilation of Trump 1.0 and 2.0 immigration policies -- indexed, summarized, searchable, with key source documents, and continually updated to reflect implementation and related developments.

National Employment Law Project: Worker Policy Watch

Access accurate and reliable information on how federal policies are shaping workers’ rights—and what’s at stake for working people nationwide under the Trump administration.

Better Government Association Policy: Bill Tracker

Better Government Association maintains a complete report of key legislation in Illinois. Review the status of each bill in the sections below — making it easy to stay up to date and informed as legislation gets introduced by bill sponsors, heard in committees, amended, passed, and becomes law.