Immigration Status and the FLSA
If you are an undocumented foreign worker in Georgia, do you have rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act? It looks like you should have at least some limited rights, if Georgia courts follow a federal court in Washington state, which recently ruled that a person’s immigration status does not affect a claim under the FLSA.
The case, BAILON v. SEOK AM#1 CORP (W.D.Wash.12-9-2009), Case No. C09-05483JRC, concerned the defendant’s requests for discovery that went to the issue of their immigration status.