For 15 years, Gonzales was abused by her Filipino employer, paying her as low as $150 a month, to care for six developmentally-delayed adults 24/7.
It took her 15 long, agonizing years but Gonzales finally found the courage to fight back, after she saw Filipino caregiver Victoria Aquino on Balitang America talk about filing a case against her abusive employer.
She pointed out, “If she could do it, I thought, I could do it too. I could fight for my rights.”
Through the help of the Pilipino Association of Workers and Immigrants or PAWIS, Gonzales filed a claim for back wages against her employer in 2010.
PAWIS connected her with the Golden Gate Law Clinic, which provided her with free legal help.
Yesterday, in front of fellow caregivers, Gonzales announced that her employer settled with her for about $100,000.
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