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Article 17-03 ¡No Se Deje! Because carwash workers are among the lowest paid, least protected and most abused and exploited employees in California; the State passed a much needed protection law in 2003.  The CARWASH WORKER LAW requires carwash companies to register their businesses with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. This allows government…

Article 17-04 ¡No Se Deje! There have been many news reports about people that have been arrested for videotaping or taking photos of on-duty police officers.  Most of the time the videotaping is done by an innocent bystander that feels the conduct of the police is unlawful or improper.  The case of Rodney King illustrates…

  Artículo 17-04 Ha habido muchos reportes en las noticias de personas que han sido arrestadas por filmar o tomar fotos de oficiales de policía en servicio.  En la mayoría de las veces, la filmación es hecha por un inocente espectador que siente que la conducta de la policía es ilegal o impropia.  El lamentable…

Article 17-02 ¡No Se Deje! California law requires school aged children to be enrolled in and to attend school.  Violations of the mandatory school attendance law permit prosecutors to initiate juvenile court actions against the child and to file criminal charges against the parents.  While the primary purpose of mandatory school attendance laws is to…

Artículo 17-02   La ley de California requiere que los menores en edad escolar se registren y asistan a la escuela.  Las violaciones a la ley de asistencia escolar obligatoria permiten que los fiscales inicien acciones en cortes juveniles contra el menor y registren cargos criminales contra los padres.  Aunque el propósito principal de las…

Article 17-01 ¡No Se Deje! Federal law and California law protect pregnant women from illegal discrimination.  It is illegal to withhold a job offer from, or to fire a woman, because she is pregnant.  It is also illegal to withhold a promotion, a raise, an assignment, a bonus or any other job related benefit because…