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Recovering damages for undocumented workers

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: February 6, 2012

Tags: Department of Homeland Security, illegal immigrants, immigration, undocumented workers

As the number of undocumented workers rises, personal injury attorneys are increasingly struggling with how to handle illegal immigrants as clients.

NLRB: Illegal workers can’t get backpay for violations

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: August 10, 2011

Tags: backpay, immigration, NLRB, undocumented workers

WASHINGTON – Undocumented immigrant workers whose rights have been violated under the National Labor Relations Act cannot be awarded backpay under U.S. Supreme Court precedent, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled.

GOP lawmakers push for mandatory use of E-Verify

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: February 14, 2011

Tags: E-verify, federal contractors, illegal immigration, immigration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, undocumented workers

WASHINGTON – The controversy over the electronic system designed to help employers identify whether their workers are legally authorized to work has been renewed by Republican lawmakers who say the system should be expanded to keep jobs in the hands of American workers.

IMMIGRATION

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: June 29, 2010

Tags: E-verify, immigration, undocumented workers

Is an Arizona statute that imposes sanctions on employers who hire undocumented workers and requires that employers use the federal E-Verify database for checking work authorization constitutional?

See “Supreme Court agrees to review Arizona immigration law“

Arizona close to passing immigrant ‘trespassing’ law

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 30, 2010

Tags: ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, immigration, trespassing, undocumented workers

The Arizona legislature is close to passing a law that will allow police to arrest anyone suspected of being an undocumented immigrant for “trespassing.”