Recognized for "Outstanding Service to the Legal Community" by the San Francisco Minority Bar Coalition and the San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association.


Karen Carrera Consulting
For information on workforce or management training regarding workplace discrimination prevention and general business counsel,
please visit Karen Carrera Consulting at www.consultingcarrera.com



About the artist
Talamantes/Villegas/Carrera, LLP would like to thank Jose Ramirez for allowing us to display his art work, "La Marcha" on our website. Information on the artist and his work check out www.ramirezart.com. Mr. Ramirez lives in the City Terrace section of East Los Angeles, California.

Links to legal resources:
Providing a listing of the codes of the State of California: www.leginfo.ca.gov:80

For updates on important labor legislation that will positively impact workers' lives see: www.crlaf.org/statebills.htm

Providing a listing of the federal codes of the United States: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode

To learn more about the California Courts contact www.courtinfo.ca.gov/index.html

Contact the California Bar Association for information on lawyers at www.calbar.org

For an excellent legal research portal contact HIEROS GAMOS at www.hg.org

Hastings College of the Law, University of California at www.uchastings.edu

California departments which oversee employment matters:
For information on employment regulations visit the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, State of California, www.dir.ca.gov. For more information, call in: San Francisco: 415-557-7878, Santa Rosa: 707-445-9067, Los Angeles: 213-620-6330, San Diego: 858-467-3002.

For information on standards regarding workplace discrimination visit, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, State of California, www.dfeh.ca.gov For more information, call 800-884-1684.

For information on workplace health and safety standards visit, the division of Occupational Safety and Health, State of California, www.dir.ca.gov/dosh.dosh.html . For more information, call 800-884-1684.

Important links to non-profit corporations and other organizations we support:
The Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center is a cutting edge law center in San Francisco. The ELC represents workers and provides free legal advice to thousands of Californians. We are proud to support the ELC. Visit them at: www.las-elc.org.

The Impact Fund is a Foundation that provides financial and technical assistance to support large impact litigation. It is an admirable civil rights organization, which with your support, will continue to make positive impact on the lives of thousands of persons nationwide. Visit the Impact Fund at www.impactfund.org.

California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. represents Farmworkers in California. Farmworkers are the men, women and children who work in the fields and pick the food that we eat each day. We are grateful to the Farmworkers and support CRLA for its invaluable work. Visit them at www.crla.org .

The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights - Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights is a premier legal organization that, through its litigation, impacts the lives of low wage persons throughout the West Coast. We are proud co-counsel with and to support the LCCR. Visit them at: www.lccr.com.

The San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association is a network of Latino lawyers, www.larazalawyers.org .

Workplace Fairness is a non-profit organization that provides information, education and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights. Visit them at www.workplacefairness.org .