Understanding Barriers to Legal Action: The Discrimination of Immigrant Workers in Alameda County

The state of California experiences exceptionally high rates of discrimination cases by immigrants and foreign-born workers.Approximately 5.9 million immigrants are employed in California, contributing 43% of the total workforce in the state.Nearly half of this working migrant population in California has experienced discrimination in the workplace, ranging from wage theft to employer harassment.This includes 70% of Asian and Hispanic California immigrants who have reported experiencing work discrimination.