Advocates Speak Up for Illegal Day Laborers Cheated of Wages From: washingtonpost.com
Tagged: day laborers, Washington DCPosted on: July 9th, 2008
Although few immigrant day laborers realize it, they have the same right as any worker to sue employers for unpaid back wages, even if they are here illegally. In recent months, advocacy groups in the Washington region have been helping such workers file administrative claims and lawsuits, and in some cases they have won.
For José, whose last name is being withheld because he is not in the United States legally, a District superior court judge ruled in February that his claim was more credible than his employer’s. “*
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