Hispanic News

06
May
By MetroLatinoUSA
Hispanic News

MALDEF Sues Burger King for HIV Discrimination

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA –  Last week, MALDEF filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Burger King Corporation for violating Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) by discriminating against a former district manager who was terminated after Burger King learned of his HIV status. The lawsuit charges…
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06
May
By MetroLatinoUSA
Hispanic News

This Week in Immigration

Rubio Proposal Overlooks Obstacles Ahead For DREAMersThough it has yet to be introduced in Congress, Senator Marco Rubio’s alternative to the DREAM Act received an appraisal from the Washington Post this week, which noted that it represents an effort to shake the hard-line anti-immigrant sentiment voiced by many leading conservative politicians. The…
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02
May
By MetroLatinoUSA
Hispanic News

Work Related Fatalities Remain High for Latino Workers

“Death on the Job” report released today by the AFL-CIO highlights the necessity to enhance workplace safety for all workers, especially for Latinos who have a higher risk to be fatality injured at work http://www.aflcio.org/Issues/Job-Safety/Death-on-the-Job-Report (Washington, DC, May 2) – The workplace fatality rate for Latino workers continues to be higher…
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01
May
By MetroLatinoUSA
Hispanic News

The Myth of «Self-Deportation»

How Behavioral Economics Reveals the Fallacies behind “Attrition through Enforcement”. By Alexandra Filindra, Ph.D. The concept of “self-deportation” rests on a deceptively simple premise. According to its supporters, if the federal government invests more in enforcing immigration laws, and if states and localities take on additional immigration control responsibilities, the…
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30
Abr
By Santiago D. Távara
Hispanic News

Unions Lodge NAFTA Complaint

MEXICO CITY -- The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and a Mexican labor lawyers group today filed a path breaking complaint with Mexico’s Department of Labor challenging Alabama’s anti-immigrant law HB 56 under the supplemental labor agreement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In the North American Agreement on…
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