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New Law Exposes Companies Who Misuse E-Verify System
Companies may be liable under the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Illinois Right to Privacy in the
Workplace Act for misusing the e-verify system. For more information visit the Illinois Department of
Labor website here.
Companies may be liable under the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Illinois Right to Privacy in the
Workplace Act for misusing the e-verify system. For more information visit the Illinois Department of
Labor website here.
Working Hands Legal Clinic in the News
-"Immigrant Workers 'Most Vulnerable,' and Bosses Know It." nwi.com, December 2009
-"As Wage Theft Rises, States and Cities Crack Down" Associated Press, December 2009
-"Select Remedy Temp Agency Shorted Workers' Wages Lawsuit Says" Chicago Tribune, December
2009
-"Wal-Mart Warehouse Workers File Wage Theft Suite" People's World, December 2009
-"Warehouse Workers File Against 2nd Agency" The Bolingbrook Sun, December 2009
-"Warehouse Workers File Class-Action Wage Theft Lawsuit" In These Times, December 2009
-"'We Are Being Defrauded,' Workers Says" True/Slant, December 2009
-"Stickney Contractor Sued Over Wages" Chicago Breaking News Center, December 2009
- "Construction Workers Sue Stickney Contractor For Unpaid Wages" Chicago Tribune, December
2009
- "Trabajadores Demandan A Empresa Constructora Por Supuesto Robo De Salarios" La Raza,
December 2009
- "Despidos en Red Roof Inn" La Raza, October, 2009 (Español)
- "Worker Complaints Hit 2 Suburban Firms" Chicago Public Radio, City Room, October 2009
- "Fired Hotel Workers Challenge E-Verify Use" Chicago Public Radio, City Room, October, 2009
(Sound Clip)
- "Fired Hotel Workers Challenge E-Verify Use" Chicago Public Radio, City Room, October, 2009
(Article)
- "Workers file complaints with Ill. over E-Verify" Chicago Tribune, October, 2009
- "Bad Economy Sparks More Complaints of Wage Theft" USA Today, August, 2009
- "Wage Theft on the Rise" Chicago Sun-Times, August, 2009
- "Temp Agency Targeted in Raid" BNA, July, 2008
- "Lawsuit Claims Airport Employees Cheated Immigrants" Chicago Public Radio, City Room, July,
2008
- "Immigrant Workers Sue Staffing Company" Chicago Tribune, July, 2008
- "Tax Fraud Ideal Staffing Solutions" Fraud Digest, July, 2008
- "Detenidos en redada demandan a agencia de empleo temporal" HOY, July, 2008 (Español)
-"Immigrant Workers 'Most Vulnerable,' and Bosses Know It." nwi.com, December 2009
-"As Wage Theft Rises, States and Cities Crack Down" Associated Press, December 2009
-"Select Remedy Temp Agency Shorted Workers' Wages Lawsuit Says" Chicago Tribune, December
2009
-"Wal-Mart Warehouse Workers File Wage Theft Suite" People's World, December 2009
-"Warehouse Workers File Against 2nd Agency" The Bolingbrook Sun, December 2009
-"Warehouse Workers File Class-Action Wage Theft Lawsuit" In These Times, December 2009
-"'We Are Being Defrauded,' Workers Says" True/Slant, December 2009
-"Stickney Contractor Sued Over Wages" Chicago Breaking News Center, December 2009
- "Construction Workers Sue Stickney Contractor For Unpaid Wages" Chicago Tribune, December
2009
- "Trabajadores Demandan A Empresa Constructora Por Supuesto Robo De Salarios" La Raza,
December 2009
- "Despidos en Red Roof Inn" La Raza, October, 2009 (Español)
- "Worker Complaints Hit 2 Suburban Firms" Chicago Public Radio, City Room, October 2009
- "Fired Hotel Workers Challenge E-Verify Use" Chicago Public Radio, City Room, October, 2009
(Sound Clip)
- "Fired Hotel Workers Challenge E-Verify Use" Chicago Public Radio, City Room, October, 2009
(Article)
- "Workers file complaints with Ill. over E-Verify" Chicago Tribune, October, 2009
- "Bad Economy Sparks More Complaints of Wage Theft" USA Today, August, 2009
- "Wage Theft on the Rise" Chicago Sun-Times, August, 2009
- "Temp Agency Targeted in Raid" BNA, July, 2008
- "Lawsuit Claims Airport Employees Cheated Immigrants" Chicago Public Radio, City Room, July,
2008
- "Immigrant Workers Sue Staffing Company" Chicago Tribune, July, 2008
- "Tax Fraud Ideal Staffing Solutions" Fraud Digest, July, 2008
- "Detenidos en redada demandan a agencia de empleo temporal" HOY, July, 2008 (Español)
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New Study Outlines Severity of Workplace Violations in the US
A joint study by the Center for Urban Economic Development, the National Employment Law Project,
and the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment regarding workplace violations was
released in August 2009. The study describes how basic employment rights, such as overtime pay,
minimum wage pay, and the right to meal breaks are becoming prevalent in specific industries. The
study was conducted in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. You may read the full study by
clicking here.
A joint study by the Center for Urban Economic Development, the National Employment Law Project,
and the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment regarding workplace violations was
released in August 2009. The study describes how basic employment rights, such as overtime pay,
minimum wage pay, and the right to meal breaks are becoming prevalent in specific industries. The
study was conducted in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. You may read the full study by
clicking here.
Wage Theft Enforcement in the New Economy
11/06/2009
Working Hands Legal Clinic in conjunction with the staff of Latino Union have produced a working
paper compiling the best practices and model language for wage theft enforcement legislation.
Read the paper by clicking here.
11/06/2009
Working Hands Legal Clinic in conjunction with the staff of Latino Union have produced a working
paper compiling the best practices and model language for wage theft enforcement legislation.
Read the paper by clicking here.