Unauthorized Workers Can Protect Themselves from Illegal Immigrant Harassment
The U.S. has laws in place to protect all workers in the country, even unauthorized immigrants. According to the California Labor Code section 1171.5, all protections, rights and remedies available under state law are available to everyone, regardless of immigration status. An individual’s immigration status does not matter to his or her right to file discrimination or harassment cases.
Immigrants have the same right to file harassment claims if they are experiencing harassment in the workplace as U.S. citizens. Unauthorized immigrants are also entitled to the same California workplace rights as U.S. citizens under harassment laws.