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Alejandro Caffarelli Featured on Univision Chicago News

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Alejandro Caffarelli was featured on Univision Chicago’s channel 66 newscast at 10:00 pm on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. He was interviewed for the station’s “Conozca Sus Derechos” (Know Your Rights) segment, which is designed to educate the Spanish-speaking community about legal rights and responsibilities. Mr. Caffarelli discussed minimum wage and tip-pooling requirements for tipped employees. The segment was developed by Univision Chicago in conjunction with the Hispanic Committee on Legal Rights and Responsibilities of the American Bar Association. Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. is proud to represent Latino workers throughout Illinois and across the United States.
Alejandro Caffarelli en Univision
The video is available online at http://www.univision.com/chicago/wgbo/noticias/trabajo/a-que-tienes-derecho-si-trabajas-en-un-restaurante-video

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