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HIGH-TECH WORKER SUES EMPLOYERS FOR EXPLOITATION
Kamsan Mao, a Cambodian national, has filed suit against two Silicon Valley companies, claiming he was fired because he refused to do extra work at home for less than minimum wage. According to the complaint, Top Line Electronics, his employer, would force him to work at home nights and weekends to assemble and repair computer power supplies. Mao says he was paid less than minimum wage, sometimes as little as $5 for three hours of work. He also claims to have been exposed to toxic fumes from cleaning solutions and soldering irons.
Mao is in the US on a valid work visa, so this case does not implicate the new policy of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with regard to remedies for mistreatment of undocumented workers.
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