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Article 16-37 ¡No Se Deje! The preferred means of gaining permanent legal resident status for immigrants is as the spouse of a U.S. citizen.  These immigrants are considered “immediate relatives” and, as such, are not subject to the numerical limits placed on all other categories of immigrants.   The Immigration Marriage Fraud laws of 1986…

Article 16-36 ¡No Se Deje! The vast majority of laws in this country are public laws.  This means that they apply equally to the entire public.  Everyone who violates the law is equally subject to the same consequences.  Everyone is entitled to use the same legal defenses and to claim the same rights and legal…

Uber, the popular modern alternative to regulated taxicab services, has been the hot trend for people in need of a chauffeur for the last few years. Many speculate that Uber is poised to overthrow taxis as the ride-sharing service of choice across America, but this success hasn’t come without pitfalls, mostly in the form of…

Article 16-35 ¡No Se Deje!   Over the years, I have been told by many clients and others that they had been threatened with jail if they did not pay their bills.  All of these people were Latino immigrants.  In many cases, these people believed that they could be sent to jail for not paying…

There’s no longer any question about the gender bias against women in California’s workers’ compensation system. The system routinely discriminates against female workers, attributing work-related injuries to the pre-existing condition of “being a woman.” Plaintiffs claim, for example, that the workers’ compensation office dismissed claims of carpal tunnel syndrome due to work-related repetitive motion as…

Article 16-34 ¡No Se Deje! A Federal jury in New York awarded Moises Méndez 3 million dollars in his case for unlawful retaliation by his employer, Westin Hotels.  Mr. Méndez had worked at the hotel as a baker for 7 years.  He complained to his supervisors verbally, and in writing, of being harassed and discriminated…