LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s new memo that seeks to...
Read MoreMIAMI – A federal judge has ruled that a class-action lawsuit filed by DACA recipients challenging Procter & Gamble’s discriminatory hiring practice will move to trial. The decision by a Florida federal court clears the way...
Read MoreSACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by two Latino supermarket workers who allege that they were harassed by their supervisors with taunts about then-candidate Donald Trump’s views on immigration...
Read More(LOS ANGELES ) – On January 30, 2019, Russell Aguilar, represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Housing Authority for the County of...
Read MoreNEW YORK – A New York bank unlawfully denied a Harvard graduate who is authorized to work in the United States a job because of her immigration status, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – On October 30, 2019, Carlos Abanto Shinno, represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)....
Read MoreSAN JOSE, CA – A Palo-Alto-based multinational information technology company engaged in employment discrimination against a young immigrant who is authorized to work in this country, according to a federal lawsuit filed today....
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- 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 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...
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