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Wage-theft claim: Mónica needs $2,500 before the deadline
A wage-theft claim deadline is approaching and Mónica can't afford the lawyer.
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Mónica is facing a wage-theft claim. The hearing is scheduled for September, 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.
Mónica has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at the San Francisco Community Legal Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Mónica 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.
The money goes to the immigration attorney's trust account and the court filing office. I'll upload receipts with sensitive details removed.
Where the $2,500 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $1,700
• Filing and biometrics fees: $410
• Certified translations and document copies: $250
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $140
Thanks for reading all this.
- Lourdes
Updates from Lourdes
Small update. $1,359 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
- Yolanda A. Núñez 🇺🇸 · $75
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $102
“Thought of Mónica all day after reading this. - San Francisco”
- Denise E. Weber 🇬🇧 · $69.50
- Pınar Merve Bayram 🇹🇷 · $50
“Every little bit. Thought of Mónica all day after reading this. - Konya”
- Gerardo E. González 🇨🇴 · $10
- Pooja B. Mehra 🇮🇳 · $25
- Harish N. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anika Ayesha Bose 🇧🇩 · $20
- Reza Ilham Siahaan 🇮🇩 · $20
- Victoria Akua Adjei 🇬🇭 · $10
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $10
“Thought of Mónica all day after reading this. - Chattogram”
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $50
- Gabriel G. Lane 🇺🇸 · $76
- Alexandra W. Frazier 🇺🇸 · $25
- Kajal Gala 🇮🇳 · $100
- Mai Kaneko 🇯🇵 · $20
“Every little bit. Hope the September deadline works out. - Yokohama”
- Elijah T. Powell 🇺🇸 · $59
- Dennis Mushi 🇰🇪 · $10
“Thought of Mónica all day after reading this. - Likoni”
- Guilherme Mateus Bezerra 🇧🇷 · $78
- Fabiana Jéssica Duarte 🇧🇷 · $50
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rooting for you, Lourdes. Hope you get there.