H-1B Guarantee Available

PRACTICE AREAS

IMMIGRATION

Immigration law is the area of law dealing with persons who come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence.

• H1-B Temporary Work Visas

• Labor Certifications / PERM

• Family Petitions

• Intracompany Transferee (L) Visas

• Naturalization

• Removal Defense

Our qualified immigration legal team may give you immigration legal advice or assist you with tasks ranging from petition for adjustment of status to the immigration appeals, deportations, immigration amnesty and political asylum cases. We aim for a win-win situation by only filling approvable applications and value your time by providing timely case updates and promptly returning calls or emails. Our success rate is 99% for H-1b applications and 95% for Labor Certifications.  We are the only one of a few firms that offers a guarantee on H-1b cases. (Legal Fees are reimbursed if case is not approved by the BCIS).

H-1B Guarantee Available

Finding the Status of Your Case

ACCIDENTS

Personal injury is an area of law that involves civil cases designed to obtain compensation for injury to your person. The personal injury attorney usually tries to negotiate with the opposing party or their insurance company. If necessary, and if the attorney thinks you have a good chance of winning, the case may go to trial.

The main concerns in a personal injury case are negligence and liability. Before you can collect an award, your attorney will have to prove that the defendant is liable. To prove liability, the attorney must establish negligence. If there is a failure to exercise reasonable care to prevent injury or damage then there may be negligence. Once liability and negligence have been established, the judge or the jury may award money to compensate for medical costs, lost wages, and lost future earnings as well as for pain and suffering.

• Auto Accidents

• Dog Bites

• Slip and Falls

• Legal Malpractice

• Accounting Malpractice
  
  
  

CRIMINAL CHARGES

Criminal law is public law that deals with crimes and their prosecution. This area of the law is usually governed by statute or ordinance.

• Drug Charges

• Felonies / Misdemeanors

• Post Conviction Relief

Attorney's Advice

Cases:

Atty. Bander obtains acquittal, dismissal of embezzlement, forgery charges vs. Filipina

BUSINESS LAW

• Business Planning

• Business Formation

• Contract Drafting / Review

• Business Dispute Resolution
  
  
  

UNPAID WAGES

Workers in California have the right to be paid a minimum wage of $7.50 per hour.  This applies regardless of the immigration status of a worker.  Many California workers are also entitled to be paid time and a half their hourly rate for all hours worked over 8 in one day.  Wages must be paid on time and in full upon termination.  If the employer violates these rights, the employee is entitled to sue for the unpaid wages, penalties, interest, and in some cases, attorneys' fees.

BANDER LAW FIRM represents employees in unpaid wage claims for a contingency fee.  There is no cost unless we recover your wages.

Q. Are undocumented workers protected by California labor laws?

A. Yes. All California workers - whether or not they are legally authorized to work in the United States - are protected by state laws regulating wages and working conditions. All California workers have the right:

• To receive a minimum wage of $7.50 per hour.

• To earn overtime pay - with some exceptions - after working more than eight hours per day or more than 40 hours in one week.

• To file wage claims with the state labor commissioner if they believe their employer has violated state wage laws.

• To file workplace safety and health complaints with Cal/OSHA, the state's workplace safety and health program.

• To work in an environment free from retaliation for exercising their rights.

The California Department of Industrial Relations - which enforces the state's labor and workplace safety and health laws - will not question workers about their immigrant status. The department will:

• Process all wage claims without regard to a worker's immigration status.

• Hold hearings to recover unpaid wages and represent workers without regard to the worker's immigration status.

• Investigate retaliation complaints and file court actions to collect back pay owed to any worker who was the victim of retaliation for having complained about wages or workplace safety and health, without regard to the worker's immigration status.

• Vigorously enforce the state's employment laws to protect all California workers.
  
  Useful links:

  All California workers are entitled to workplace protection.