Topic
Undocumented Workers
124 published works
OSHA Law Blog
Avoiding Liability for Work-Related Injuries to Undocumented Workers
Employers are well aware that just one work-related accident or illness can result in medical expenses, rehabilitation services, and liability compensation. A recent Nebraska Supreme Court decision is a reminder…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Undocumented Workers and Concepts of Fault: Are Courts Engaged in Legitimate Decisionmaking? by Christine N. Cimini
Undocumented Workers and Concepts of Fault: Are Courts Engaged in Legitimate Decisionmaking? by Christine N. Cimini, Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 65, p. 389, 2012Abstract: This Article examines judicial decisionmaking in labor…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz on America’s Undocumented Workers
Anthropologist Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz tells us about books that give voice to low-wage migrant laborers.KJ
ImmigrationProf Blog
Dying to Work
Much menial labor in the United States today is performed by undocumented migrant workers—many of whom risk their lives in thousand-mile journeys simply to get to the United States. A…
Employment & Labor
The California Court of Appeals Limits the Remedies for Undocumented Workers
By: Meagan D. Christiansen The Third Appellate District for the California Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that provides hope for those employers who unknowingly hire undocumented workers throughout…
ImmigrationProf Blog
ICE Audits Drive Undocumented Workers Underground
From the Wall Street Journal:In 2009, Alba and Eugenio were making almost twice the federal minimum wage, plus benefits, cleaning a skyscraper for a national janitorial company. With two toddlers,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Be a Patriot: Hire an Undocumented Worker
Charles Kenny writes for Bloomberg Businessweek: For a country of immigrants, the U.S. remains vexed about how to deal with the fact that people from elsewhere still want to come here.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Online Series Gives Undocumented Laborers a Voice
The bilingual technology and pop culture website Tek Lado has just published the first installment of a new series, "The Strip Mall Diaries," which gives voice to the marginalized community…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fired for the Crime of Working
David Bacon writes about Chipotle's recently fired undocumented workers in In These Times. The age of Obama unfortunately has not done much but bring more immigration enforcement, detentions, and deportations…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Chipotle Firings Remind Us: Employer Sanctions Should be Repealed
Steve Alexandar writes for the Star-Tribune:Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Thursday that it had fired a substantial number of the 1,200 employees at its 50 Minnesota restaurants after a federal…