MALDEF: Employment

MALDEF

Litigation

Gutierrez v. Paragon Schmid Building Products

In March 2007, MALDEF joined a class action lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars in wages owed to construction workers under California wage and hour laws. The claims for unpaid wages could affect over a thousand workers throughout California who work for defendants Western Insulation, Paragon Schmid, or Masco Contractor Services.

Rodriguez v. Maricopa County Community College District

Colindres v. Quietflex Manufacturing Company

Coral Construction v. City and County of San Francisco, California

Public Policy

Language Access

MALDEF recognizes that learning English is critical to participating in, contributing to, and succeeding in American society. However, English-only and Official English laws do nothing constructive to advance the important goal of English proficiency. Instead, such laws are discriminatory and carry with them the potential to jeopardize the health, safety, and well-being not only of English Language Learners (ELLs), but of our communities as a whole.

MALDEF

Litigation

Gutierrez v. Paragon Schmid Building Products

Rodriguez v. Maricopa County Community College District

Colindres v. Quietflex Manufacturing Company

Coral Construction v. City and County of San Francisco, California

Public Policy

Language Access

Economic Recovery

Immigrant Integration

Recent News:

Jul 14, 2009 Thomas A. Saenz, Counsel to Los Angeles Mayor, Named MALDEF President and General Counsel

Jun 29, 2009 MALDEF Reacts to Supreme Court Decision in Ricci v. Destefano

Apr 9, 2009 MALDEF Wins Temporary Injunction Halting DPS Denial of Driver's Licenses to Legal Immigrants

Mar 10, 2009 Construction Companies Settle California Class Action Lawsuit

Mar 10, 2009 Empresas constructoras resuelven demanda colectiva en California