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Undocumented Workers
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Labor Law Prof Blog
A Tale of Two Incentives (with side notes on Welsh accents and the power of labels)
In early August, the Tennessee Court of Appeals decided a case of first impression, Torres v. Precision Industries, et al., No. W2014-00032-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 5, 2014), examining whether…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Lessons Learned from a Georgia Construction Company Fined $228,300 for Form I-9 Violations
The Department of Justice, Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) assessed an I-9 related penalty of over $228,000 to a Georgia construction company. This is one of the…
California Workplace Law Blog
Undocumented Worker Not Barred from Asserting Discrimination Claims
By Jonathan A. Siegel, Mark S. Askanas, Mitchell F. Boomer
In Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co., No. S196568 (Cal. June 26, 2014), the California Supreme Court has ruled that federal immigration law did not preempt California law extending employee protections…
ImmigrationProf Blog
California Supreme Court Finds that Labor Protections for Undocumented Workers not Preempted by Federal Law
Earlier this week, in Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co, the California Supreme Court addressed an importrant question concerning the legal right sof undocumented workers. For a discussion of the case,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
‘Mayday!’ A Crisis Call for Undocumented Workers
The Center for American Progess reminds us why the nation needs immigration reform. May 1, or May Day—also known as International Workers Day—honors the sacrifices that workers have made throughout…
Wage & Hour Insights
Undocumented Worker Case Before California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court has decided to hear a case that could impact the ability of undocumented workers to collect back wages or sue employers for discrimination in California, and…
Immigration Blog
Supreme Court Declines Review of Decision Allowing Undocumented Workers to Recover Unpaid Wages Under FLSA
By Amy L. Peck, Jackson Lewis P.C.
An appeals court decision granting six undocumented workers standing to recover wages owed by their employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will stand after the U.S. Supreme Court…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The NLRA Rock and the IRCA Hard Place: The NLRB’s Entry into Immigration Issues by Douglas A. Hass and Amy J. Zdravecky
The NLRA Rock and the IRCA Hard Place: The NLRB's Entry into Immigration Issuesby Douglas A. Hass, Ashford University; Franczek Radelet, and Amy J. Zdravecky, Franczek Radelet PC, Quinnipiac Law…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Procedural Hurdles and Thwarted Efficiency: Immigration Relief in Wage and Hour Collective Actions by Llezlie Green Coleman
Procedural Hurdles and Thwarted Efficiency: Immigration Relief in Wage and Hour Collective Actionsby Llezlie Green Coleman American University - Washington College of Law July 23, 2013 Harvard Latino Law Review,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Documented Flaws: The fine print in the immigration bill that Democrats should be ashamed of
The New Republic's John Judis has criticisms of the latest comprehensive immigration reform roposal. In "Documented laws: The fine print in the immigration bill that Democrats should be ashamed of," Judis writes:"To…