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Welcome to the 2021 New Advocates Pre Conference Training!
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Wednesday, October 27 • 1:45pm - 2:30pm
Intro to AWPA & FLSA

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Experts in farmworker advocacy will offer a deep-dive into the two most important laws protecting farmworkers. They will explain how advocates can use these legal avenues to seek remedies for mistreated workers.

Speakers
avatar for Caitlin Ryland

Caitlin Ryland

Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.
Caitlin Ryland is a Supervising Attorney with the Farmworker Unit of Legal Aid of North Carolina. She is currently serving her third term on the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission and is the Project Director for Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative... Read More →
avatar for Lakshmi Ramakrishnan

Lakshmi Ramakrishnan

Staff Attorney, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.
Lakshmi Ramakrishnan is a Staff Attorney at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) and member of TRLA’s Farmworker and Employment Teams. She began her legal career in TRLA’s Farmworker Team in 2002 and has helped hundreds of farmworkers and other low-wage workers recover damages and... Read More →
avatar for Daniela Dwyer

Daniela Dwyer

Farmworker Attorney, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
Daniela Dwyer is a farmworker attorney at Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid in Mercedes, Texas.


Wednesday October 27, 2021 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT
Track 1 Room