by Bob Walsh
It happens if you live in the formerly great state of California and you can get to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In 2006 Jose Arias (an illegal alien) filed a lawsuit against Angelo Dairy in Acampo. There were various wages and hours violations listed in the basic allegation. Rural Legal Assistance was representing Arias. Shortly before the case came to court the defendant's lawyer is alleged to have ratted Arias out to ICE to get his happy ass deported. (Apparently that actually did happen.)
In 2013 Arias filed a second lawsuit alleging retaliation under FLSA naming both the lawyer and the dairy. The Ninth Circuit has just ruled that action can go forward.
Just thought you might like to know that you need to be careful, you could end up being sued in federal court for following federal law.
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