Successfully Representing Undocumented Workers In Employment Litigation: Yes You Can! Speakers: Alejandro Caffarelli & Jim Knoepp; Moderator & Speaker: Bill Beardall This session exploreS the effects of immigration status on employment litigation and offerS practical techniques to represent undocumented workers successfully. Topics include methods for assessing the immigration-related risks of litigation and counseling undocumented plaintiffs about those risks without exaggerating them; strategies for keeping immigration status out of the litigation; managing litigation, discovery, and proof issues; winning protective orders barring discovery of immigration status and educating judges on how to handle this issue properly; retaliation against plaintiffs still employed by the defendant; using the USDOL-ICE Memorandum of Understanding to your client's advantage; and concerns that arise in structuring settlements for undocumented workers and paying out litigation proceeds. Audio CDs: 2 |