Los Angeles, CA – On May 3, 2018, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed a lawsuit, on behalf of an individual job applicant work-authorized through DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood...
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – A digital services firm based in Silicon Valley illegally denied a paid internship to a qualified applicant based on her immigration status, according to a letter sent to California state labor officials...
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision undermining the...
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – Bank of America illegally denies employment to qualified applicants based on their immigration status even though they are authorized to work in the United States, a lawsuit filed in federal court today...
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – A New Jersey financial services firm illegally denied a qualified applicant a job as an independent financial advisor because of his immigration status, a class-action lawsuit filed this week in federal...
Read MoreDaniel Marques v. LPD Enterprises, LLC (dba Allied Wealth Partners)
Read MoreMiami, FL – A federal class-action lawsuit claiming that the consumer product giant Procter & Gamble discriminated against qualified immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) when it refused to...
Read MoreMiami, FL – Procter & Gamble illegally denied qualified applicants paid internships because of their immigration status, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court. The suit, brought by MALDEF (Mexican...
Read MoreThe federal lawsuit, Rodriguez v. Procter & Gamble, alleges that the consumer products giant illegally denied qualified applicants paid internships because of their immigration status.
Read MoreRamirez-Castellanos v. Nugget Markets
Read MoreMALDEF Files Class Action Lawsuit Against California Car Washes Seeks Unpaid Wages and Restitution for “Carwasheros” Forced to Work without Breaks and “Off the Clock” LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, on behalf of Latino car wash...
Read MoreView the court case of Martinez v. L.A. Desserts, Inc. (dba “Ivy at the Shore” and “The...
Read MoreMALDEF Sues Burger King Corporation for HIV Discrimination Restaurant Wrongfully Terminated Latino District Manager Based on Health Status VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Today, MALDEF filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Burger...
Read MoreClass Action Lawsuit Filed Against 24 Hour Fitness for Racial and Gender Discrimination Latino, African American, Asian American and Female Plaintiffs allege discrimination regarding promotions of employees to management...
Read MoreOn May 1, 2007, thousands of nonviolent protestors gathered in many cities around the United States, including Los Angeles, to march in support of comprehensive immigration reform. At the march in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles...
Read MoreThe City of Glendale, California had an ordinance that prohibited anyone in a public thoroughfare such as a sidewalk from soliciting employment, business, or contributions from passers-by. Anti-solicitation ordinances such as...
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