Ayatollahgondola
10-19-2010, 09:16 PM
Nov. 17 is the date set for a hearing on a wage claim filed by Nicky Diaz Santillan, the former housekeeper of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman.
The 8:15 a.m. hearing in San Jose is two weeks after the Nov. 2 election. Originally, the hearing was set for Oct. 20 to go over the allegations of Diaz's claim that Whitman owes her money.
The California Department of Industrial Relations asked to push forward the date because Diaz Santillan indicated she planned to amend her claim, said department spokesman Dean Fryer. He also said that before the hearing takes place, Diaz Santillan is required to break down how much of her $6,210 wage claim is for wages or mileage allegedly owed.
Whitman's former maid, who is undocumented, worked for Whitman for nine years until they had a discussion about Diaz Santillan's status in June 2009.
Whitman says the former maid used her sister's Social Security number as proof she was legally able to work, and that for nine years Whitman didn't know the housekeeper was an illegal immigrant.
Diaz Santillan said that Whitman received clues for years that she could be undocumented, including a letter from the Social Security Administration that said the maid's name and number did not match.
Diaz Santillan said that Whitman fired her and told her not to talk about their relationship. The maid said she asked Whitman for help to find an immigration attorney, but that Whitman told her there was nothing she could do to help her seek legal status
I did a telephone interview with this Dean Fryer guy over a year ago. He gave me a few ideas as to how we could proceed against day laborers.
The 8:15 a.m. hearing in San Jose is two weeks after the Nov. 2 election. Originally, the hearing was set for Oct. 20 to go over the allegations of Diaz's claim that Whitman owes her money.
The California Department of Industrial Relations asked to push forward the date because Diaz Santillan indicated she planned to amend her claim, said department spokesman Dean Fryer. He also said that before the hearing takes place, Diaz Santillan is required to break down how much of her $6,210 wage claim is for wages or mileage allegedly owed.
Whitman's former maid, who is undocumented, worked for Whitman for nine years until they had a discussion about Diaz Santillan's status in June 2009.
Whitman says the former maid used her sister's Social Security number as proof she was legally able to work, and that for nine years Whitman didn't know the housekeeper was an illegal immigrant.
Diaz Santillan said that Whitman received clues for years that she could be undocumented, including a letter from the Social Security Administration that said the maid's name and number did not match.
Diaz Santillan said that Whitman fired her and told her not to talk about their relationship. The maid said she asked Whitman for help to find an immigration attorney, but that Whitman told her there was nothing she could do to help her seek legal status
I did a telephone interview with this Dean Fryer guy over a year ago. He gave me a few ideas as to how we could proceed against day laborers.