QUESTION
Working in the US securely as an illegal by your own account
Asked on Sep 08th, 2015 on Immigration - Ohio
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I am currently working on my own account as a handy man and I was wondering what rights I had if I did a job for someone who then denied paying me due to my legal status. I know many illegal workers who have worked for someone and then been turned away once the job was done with the "I'll call immigration if you don't go" card. I often fear this will happen to me. Is there anything an illegal worker could do about this? Anything in the law protecting workers like me from this?
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The law does protect you. Your immigration status does not excuse anyone from paying you for your work. If you perfomed your work as an independent contractor, you can sue the customer for payment in small claims court. If you worked for an employer, you can sue the company or file a complaint with the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor. Also, anyone knowingly employing an undocumented worker is violating federal law.
Answered on Sep 09th, 2015 at 12:11 PM