LOS ANGELES – Yesterday, 680 immigrant workers were arrested in raids that encompassed several different workplaces in Mississippi and 600 agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The coordinated sting was...
Read MoreOn April 5, 2018, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed a lawsuit, on behalf of an individual job applicant work-authorized through DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which alleged that...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – A multi-national tech company based in Northern California illegally discriminated in employment against Dreamers and other immigrants who are authorized to work in the U.S., according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – A former Marin Housing Authority employee who faced a hostile work environment that included anti-Latino and homophobic comments was fired shortly after he complained to his supervisor, according to a lawsuit...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – On May 3, 2018, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed a lawsuit, on behalf of an individual job applicant work-authorized through DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals),...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – A digital services firm based in Silicon Valley illegally denied a paid internship to a qualified applicant based on her immigration status, according to a letter sent to California state labor officials...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision undermining the...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES- Bank of America illegally denies employment to qualified applicants based on their immigration status even though they are authorized to work in the United States, a lawsuit filed in federal court today charged....
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – A New Jersey financial services firm illegally denied a qualified applicant a job as an independent financial advisor because of his immigration status, a class-action lawsuit filed this week in federal court...
Read MoreDaniel Marques v. LPD Enterprises, LLC (dba Allied Wealth Partners)
Read MoreMiami, FL – A federal class-action lawsuit claiming that the consumer product giant Procter & Gamble discriminated against qualified immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) when it refused to...
Read MoreMiami, FL – Procter & Gamble illegally denied qualified applicants paid internships because of their immigration status, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court. The suit, brought by MALDEF (Mexican...
Read MoreThe federal lawsuit, Rodriguez v. Procter & Gamble, alleges that the consumer products giant illegally denied qualified applicants paid internships because of their immigration status.
Read MoreRamirez-Castellanos v. Nugget Markets
Read MoreMALDEF Files Class Action Lawsuit Against California Car Washes Seeks Unpaid Wages and Restitution for “Carwasheros” Forced to Work without Breaks and “Off the Clock” LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, on behalf of Latino car wash...
Read MoreView the court case of Martinez v. L.A. Desserts, Inc. (dba “Ivy at the Shore” and “The Ivy”)
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