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CA: State's immigrant workers (illegals uhh undocumenteds too) score court victories on wages
Sac Bee ^
| 4/6/09
| Susan Ferriss
Posted on 04/06/2009 9:41:38 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
In a major legal win for immigrant workers, thousands of California construction workers will start receiving checks April 15 to compensate for unpaid wages and other alleged labor violations committed during California's housing boom.
The $8.5 million legal settlement benefits nearly 3,100 former and current workers for several companies that built houses in Southern California, the Central Valley, Central Coast and San Francisco East Bay.
A few workers initiated the complaint in 2006 after approaching a Spanish-speaking attorney, but lawyers say the case grew into one of the biggest class-action lawsuits in California involving mostly Latino construction laborers, including some who are undocumented.
"We hope that this sends a strong message that all workers have rights," said one of the attorneys, Gladys Limon of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund's Los Angeles office.
The construction settlement isn't the only indication that courts and government agencies are dealing with long-standing allegations of underpaid immigrant workers.
State Attorney General Jerry Brown's office has a new Underground Economy Unit that investigates businesses for suspected wage and workers' compensation abuse and tax fraud.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; alienshaverights; california; illegalaliens; immigrant; jobs; lawsuits; maldef; undocumented; workers
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To: Seadog Bytes
;-)
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posted on
04/13/2009 12:08:01 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
To: calcowgirl
Nice one... grin!!!
...but maybe it's just that our 'bear' is getting a little too long in the tooth...
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posted on
04/13/2009 5:03:17 PM PDT
by
Seadog Bytes
(OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
To: potlatch
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posted on
04/13/2009 5:35:46 PM PDT
by
Seadog Bytes
(OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
To: Seadog Bytes; devolve
Did Speedy long ago, but as Bill Richardson. Cute you-tube, wish I could use more frames in my gifs but most are large sized now!
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posted on
04/13/2009 5:45:11 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(A burden shared gets lighter)
To: potlatch
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LOL!
He dropped off the radar screen fast!
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posted on
04/13/2009 6:01:29 PM PDT
by
devolve
( - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is just another Pansy Scheme! - - -)
To: devolve
I’m speedy, back from the store already! Need to find another use for Speedy gif.
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posted on
04/13/2009 6:12:11 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(A burden shared gets lighter)
To: potlatch
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A Border Patrol SUV door graphic?
In a circle with a fence?
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posted on
04/13/2009 6:40:55 PM PDT
by
devolve
( - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is just another Pansy Scheme! - - -)
To: devolve
With no ESP, I’m trying to picture that, lol.
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posted on
04/13/2009 6:43:19 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(A burden shared gets lighter)
To: potlatch
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posted on
04/13/2009 6:48:58 PM PDT
by
devolve
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To: potlatch
UNDER STARRY SKIES ABOVE
LET'S FENCE THEM OUT
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:01:46 PM PDT
by
devolve
( - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is just another Pansy Scheme! - - -)
To: devolve
Very cute!! You needed “Don’t Fence Me In” for that graphic, lol.
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:09:51 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(A burden shared gets lighter)
To: potlatch
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Roy Rogers was playing golf!
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:29:16 PM PDT
by
devolve
( - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is just another Pansy Scheme! - - -)
To: devolve
[Roy Rogers was playing golf!]
NO, HE WAS PULLING ON TRIGGER!!
at least you are getting funny again!
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:35:15 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(A burden shared gets lighter)
To: potlatch
LOL!
Oh, that one's only 20K, and for Speedy, it seems like you'd just need one or two of him standing still, one or two with a dust cloud, and a couple of him receeding off into the far distance... like after Picard says..."Engage"... poof!
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:38:13 PM PDT
by
Seadog Bytes
(OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
To: potlatch
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Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:39:52 PM PDT
by
devolve
( - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is just another Pansy Scheme! - - -)
To: devolve
Funny as in HA HA, HEE HEE, GIGGLE, SNICKER, LOL....
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:42:16 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(A burden shared gets lighter)
To: Seadog Bytes; devolve
Yeah, that’s a tiny one. Funny about your comment about more of him receeding .... When I did a google for Speedy, there is a jpg similar to that with arriba on it!
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:43:57 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(A burden shared gets lighter)
To: calcowgirl
Of course being it’s a class action lawsuit, the lawyers will get the real bucks, and the migrants will get the equivalent of coupon for a happy meal.
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:44:50 PM PDT
by
Kozak
(USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Requiescat In Pace)
To: potlatch
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I am at a loss for verbs and nouns
And beer
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:44:56 PM PDT
by
devolve
( - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is just another Pansy Scheme! - - -)
To: devolve
[I am at a loss for verbs and nouns]
That is a ‘seldom’ thing for you, lol.
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posted on
04/13/2009 7:50:14 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(A burden shared gets lighter)
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