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Help Antoni with wage-theft claim filing and attorney fees

A wage-theft claim deadline is approaching and Antoni can't afford the lawyer.

🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom2,725 views
Janina Kowalski
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Manchester
Antoni is facing a wage-theft claim. The hearing is scheduled for June, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,500. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline. Antoni has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at the Manchester Community Legal Centre has confirmed that the case is valid. If the deadline is missed Antoni could lose the right to stay with the family and the job. The children were born here and this is the only home they know. Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer. Where the $2,500 goes: • Attorney retainer: $1,600 • Filing and biometrics fees: $500 • Certified translations and document copies: $170 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $230 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.

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  • Thanks for sharing this, Janina. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Ankara but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Ankara.

    • Hang in there. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 9 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Manchester.

      • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Antoni.

        • Janina KowalskiOwnerAnswer

          Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. attorney retainer comes first ($1,600) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Fair thing to want to know.

      • keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.

        • Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. Love from Sydney!

          • Thanks for sharing this, Janina. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together

            • So sorry you're going through this, Janina. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

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