DEICE™: Worker
Protection and
Preparedness Plan
Designated Emergency Immigration Contact for Employees - a union-aligned, SB 294-compliant framework designed to protect worker rights, dignity, and due process during immigration enforcement actions.
Built on California worker-protection law and labor-aligned compliance standards.
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Why DEICE™ Exists
Worker Protection and Preparedness
Immigration enforcement actions can create confusion, fear, and instability for workers. Without a clear and lawful response framework, employees may unknowingly waive their rights, and supervisors may make legally harmful decisions.
DEICE™ ensures immigration enforcement events are handled calmly, lawfully, and transparently, protecting workers, unions, and workplace stability.
California Law
What does DEICE™ stand for?
California Senate Bill 294 (SB 294), supported by labor organizations and worker-advocacy groups, establishes clear rules to prevent immigration enforcement from being used as a tool of fear, retaliation, or coercion in the workplace.
SB 294 requires employers to provide advance written notice to employees and union representatives, issue post-inspection results, limit voluntary cooperation, and prohibit retaliation related to immigration status.
The DEICE™ Worker Protection and Preparedness Plan operationalizes SB 294 by embedding these requirements into a documented, employee-first response framework.
Provide advance written notice
Employees and union representatives must receive written notice before an immigration inspection or audit takes place.
Issue post-inspection results
After an inspection happens, affected workers must receive written results explaining what occurred and what may follow.
Limit voluntary cooperation
Employers must follow lawful limits on voluntary cooperation during immigration enforcement activity at the workplace.
Prohibit retaliation
Workers must be protected from retaliation related to immigration status or enforcement-related events.
What Is DEICE™?
DEICE™ stands for Designated Emergency Immigration Contact for Employees.
The DEICE™ Worker Protection and Preparedness Plan establishes a legally trained, clearly designated point of contact responsible for managing immigration enforcement events in a manner that prioritizes employee protections, union notice obligations, and lawful response.
DEICE™ is not intended to obstruct enforcement. It exists to ensure compliance with the law while protecting workers from unnecessary fear, retaliation, or rights violations.
What the DEICE™ Worker Protection and Preparedness Plan Includes
Everything included in the DEICE™ worker protection framework.
Designated Emergency Immigration Contact for Employees
A clearly designated point of contact prepared to respond during immigration enforcement events.
Worker Rights Notification Protocols
Guidance covering silence, representation, and voluntary interview rights during enforcement-related interactions.
Union Notice and Coordination Procedures
Structured procedures to support timely notice, coordination, and lawful workplace communication.
Anti-Retaliation Safeguards
Protections designed to reduce fear, prevent retaliation, and support fair treatment of workers.
Rapid Immigration Counsel Escalation
A clear path for immediate legal escalation when a worker needs urgent immigration-related support.
Supervisor and Steward Training
Practical training to help workplace leaders respond calmly, lawfully, and consistently.
Built to align with organized labor priorities
DEICE™ was developed to align with organized labor priorities, including transparency, advance notice, worker dignity, and anti-retaliation safeguards. The program is designed to function effectively in unionized workplaces while ensuring compliance with SB 294 and related worker-protection laws.
Immigration risk should never be carried alone. The DEICE™ Worker Protection Plan allows unions to deliver real-time legal protection as a core member benefit, align with SB 294 compliance without burdening workers, strengthen trust, retention, and member engagement, and demonstrate leadership in worker safety and preparedness.
Who DEICE™ Is Designed For
A worker-first protection system built for organizations that take immigrant rights seriously.
Union-Represented Workplaces
Organizations with union membership that need a structured, SB 294-compliant protocol protecting workers and meeting advance notice obligations.
Labor-Management Partnerships
Employers and unions working together to build a shared framework that centers worker dignity and lawful, transparent enforcement response.
Immigrant-Heavy Workforces
Employers with significant immigrant worker populations who face elevated risk and need proactive protection systems, not reactive ones.
SB 294-Subject Employers
California employers required to comply with SB 294 who need a documented, repeatable response framework that satisfies the law's requirements.
How DEICE™ Protects Workers
A clear four-step process from enrollment to real-time legal protection.
Worker Enrolls
Workers enroll through their union or employer program, establishing a pre-designated DEICE contact before any enforcement event occurs.
Attorney Pre-Designated
A Visawolf attorney is designated as the DEICE contact and trained on the specific workplace, workforce, and applicable SB 294 obligations.
Enforcement Event Occurs
In a detention, worksite visit, or enforcement action, the DEICE attorney is immediately activated and begins legal response in real time.
Workers Are Protected
Workers have legal counsel in place, rights are enforced, union notice obligations are met, and the employer remains in SB 294 compliance.
Visawolf has helped us every step of the way and stretched their limits to accommodate our needs. They handle every request with clear communication, effective follow-up, and genuine care for the workers involved.Phani Kumar, Corporate Client
Protect workers. Uphold rights. Maintain stability.
Request a DEICE™ Worker Protection Review. Our attorneys will assess your current obligations under SB 294, identify any gaps in your preparedness, and build a worker-first response framework for your organization. The review is free and fully confidential.
- No-obligation worker protection review
- Response within 24 hours guaranteed
- Confidential attorney-client communication
- Serving union and labor-aligned organizations nationwide
- SB 294 compliance guidance included