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The free legal clinic included areas of law covered included family law, housing, public benefits, domestic violence, consumer, bankruptcy, workers’ rights, immigration, and landlord-tenant law. Around 15 people signed in to avail of free legal services. San Jose, California – The Pilipino Association of Workers and Immigrants-Silicon Valley (PAWIS-SV), in conjunction with the Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC), the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC), and Somos Mayfair , hosted a legal clinic on Saturday, March 28 at Somos Mayfair located at 370 South King Rd, San Jose, CA 95116. Areas of law covered included family law, housing, public benefits, domestic violence, consumer, bankruptcy, workers’ rights, immigration, and landlord-tenant law. Around 15 people signed in to avail of free legal services. Many Filipinos, especially immigrants and low-income workers, need legal advice, yet do not seek it out because they do not know their rights, do not have the financial resources, and/or are afraid of angering abusive employers. PAWIS hosted its second clinic to encourage such people to address their potential legal issues without fear. “So many of our kababayans don’t get paid for overtime or all of the hours that they work, but they hesitate to fight for their unpaid wages because they are afraid of losing their jobs. Their employers illegally threaten them that they will deport the workers, even though they actually have rights as workers no matter what their immigration status is,” said Michael Dalupo, President of PAWIS. “At the same time, people have questions Read More …