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Help Ellie with wage-theft claim filing and attorney fees
A wage-theft claim deadline is approaching and Ellie can't afford the lawyer.
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Ellie is facing a wage-theft claim. The hearing is scheduled for July, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $1,600. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Ellie has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at the Anaheim Community Legal Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Ellie 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 $1,600 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $1,300
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $70
• Certified translations and document copies: $230
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Amber
Small update. $710 so far, I made the first payment toward attorney retainer.
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $200
- Ruwini Udari Kumarasinghe 🇱🇰 · $100
“Every little bit. Thought of Ellie all day after reading this.”
- Ernestina Eunice Agyeman 🇬🇭 · $100
“Stay strong. Thought of Ellie all day after reading this.”
- Jose T. Diaz 🇺🇸 · $100
- Diego D. Duarte 🇲🇽 · $50
- Musa Adewale Raji 🇳🇬 · $50
- Amparo C. Cordero 🇲🇽 · $50
- Waqas Haris Cheema 🇵🇰 · $50
- Rey L. Zamora 🇺🇸 · $30
“Praying for you. My father told me about this one. - San Diego”
- Hellen Nafula Musyoka 🇺🇬 · $29
- Amelia R. Patel 🇬🇧 · $25
“Shared with friends too. - Derry”
- Dennis C. Marquez 🇵🇭 · $25
“Hang in there. Thought of Ellie all day after reading this.”
- Marilyn D. Whitmore 🇺🇸 · $25
- Min-ho Sung 🇰🇷 · $20
“Praying for you! - Seoul”
- Eleanor E. Gonzales 🇺🇸 · $15
- Greyson P. Day 🇺🇸 · $15
“Get well soon. Hope you get the rest soon. - Orlando”
- Johan J. Isaacs 🇿🇦 · $10
“Thinking of you - Bloemfontein”
- Anucha Kamol Vongsa 🇹🇭 · $10
- Bruno T. Ríos 🇨🇴 · $10
“Wishing you the best! - Medellín”
- Carmen T. Gutiérrez 🇺🇸 · $10
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how is Ellie doing now?
Good luck, Amber. Shared it with a few friends
Thanks for sharing this, Amber. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Anaheim.
Hang in there, Amber. Shared it with a few friends. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Sheffield
Thanks for sharing this, Amber. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Brisbane.
Praying for you. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Love from New Orleans.