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DACA ‘Dreamers’ must return their 3-Year work permit by July 21
By Cecile Caguingin Ochoa Los Angeles – Immigration officials may soon start visiting some of the homes of young immigrants awarded three-year work permits with deferred deportation ( under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA) program, but immigrant rights advocates said the recipients should not be alarmed. According to a leading advocate group […]
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SC decision for marriage equality hailed by community leaders
TheFILAMLA Special Report The U.S. Supreme Court (SC) decision June 26 legalizing same sex marriage for all states was hailed as a victory by the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Many Filipino American leaders posted “likes” and tweeted favorably in social media. Stewart Kwoh, president […]
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PROTECTING YOUR RIGHTS: Employee files for overtime violations
By Atty. C. Joe Sayas, Jr. Non-exempt employees must be paid overtime compensation if they worked more than eight hours per day or more than 40 hours per work week. The failure to pay proper overtime may give rise to other violations of California’s labor laws. Non-exempt employees are normally required to account for hours […]
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PROTECTING YOUR RIGHTS: Can employers demand access to your Facebook account?
Editor’s Note: The FilAm Los Angeles will feature employment and consumer questions in a column called “Protecting Your Rights.” We are proud to have on board a team of equal employment experts and Filipino American attorneys who are well known in their field and the courts. Lawyer C. Joe Sayas, Jr., Esq. starts his column […]