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Community Justice Project |
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Improving the Lives of Low Income Pennsylvanians |
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Harrisburg Office 118 Locust St. Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 236-9486 (phone) (717) 233-4088 (fax) 1-800-322-7572 (toll free)
Pittsburgh Office Suite 1705 429 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 434-6002 (phone) (412) 434-5706 (fax) 1-866-482-3076 (toll free)
Hispanic Outreach Offices (Ayuda en Espaņol)
Pittsburgh Suite 1705 429 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 434-6176 (office) (412) 715-1750 (cell) (412) 434-5706 (fax)
Reading c/o Centro Hispano 501 Washington St. Reading, PA 19601 (610) 741-7995 (phone) (610) 372-2619 (fax)
Hazleton 2 East Broad Street Room 204 Hazleton, PA 18201 (570) 582-5816 (phone) (570) 459-5815 (fax)
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Immigrant Rights |
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Immigrants, both documented and undocumented, make valuable economic and social contributions to the U.S. . Unfortunately, too often they are taken advantage of and treated abusively. CJP has helped immigrants protect themselves from abusive treatment by: |
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· Helping immigrants recover wages withheld by their employers. · Advocating against random ID checks by local police. · Challenging illegal/warrantless search and seizure of immigrant property |
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Guerrero et al. v. International Bedding Corporation (IBC).
This Middle District of PA class action was filed on behalf of workers in mattress manufacturing plants in eight states and seeks overtime pay for production bonus earnings for more than seven hundred people. One hundred and sixty workers opted to join the lawsuit. A class action was also filed in state court in Schuylkill County to recover overtime pay for Pennsylvania class members under the Pennsylvania minimum and overtime wage law. Both cases have now been resolved through settlement, which is subject to a confidentiality agreement that restricts discussion of the settlement terms.
Luklam et al. v Creekside Mushroom (Western District PA 2007).
In this case CJP represented a class of Thai agricultural workers who came to Western Pennsylvania to harvest mushrooms. This case was brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act to obtain wages which the workers were owed. Case was settled and payments made to the class.
Ramirez v. Li (WD Pa 2005)
In this case, brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, CJP is representing a group of immigrant workers who were not paid minimum wages for their work. The case is currently in the early stages of litigation in the federal court, Western District of PA. Case settled favorably to workers. |
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Litigation |