CAAA Asks to File Amicus Brief on Immigration Dispute in Retaliation Lawsuit

The California Applicants' Attorneys Association asked the state's 6th District Court of Appeal for permission to file an amicus brief on behalf of an undocumented worker ordered to show proof he's authorized to work in the U.S. as part of a lawsuit alleging he was fired in retaliation for an injury. A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge last year said the worker’s immigration status should be divulged as part of the pre-trial discovery process, but CAAA attorneys and others who have filed on behalf of the worker say compelling him to prove his immigration status violate...