Legal Opinion
Arias v. Raimondo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 22, 2017No. 15-16120PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
Can an employer’s attorney be held liable for retaliating against his client’s employee because the employee sued his client for violations of workplace laws? The district court’s answer was no. We respectfully disagree.
We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse and remand.
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Background
In 1995, plaintiff José Arnulfo Arias went to work as a milker for Angelo Dairy. Three Angelos owned and operated the dairy: Luis, Maria, and Joe (“Angelos”). When the Angelos hired Arias, they did *1187not complete and file a Form 1-9 (“1-9”)…
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