Alor F. Calderon- Director
619.521.1372, acalderon@weberc.net
Alor F. Calderon is the Director of the Employee Rights Center (ERC) in San Diego, California. Through its Wage and Hour and Immigration Programs, the Center’s staff advocates for and represents hundreds of low-income workers before administrative forums. Mr. Calderon’s focus at the Center, since 2003, has been to connect these administrative activities with the Center’s Education and Organizing Programs. The ERC’s programmatic philosophy centers around the idea that education and advocacy for low-income workers requires a commitment to long-term dialogue and worker leadership development. For that reason, the Center works closely with advocacy, religious, grassroots and labor organizations throughout the state. For instance, the ERC works closely with Projecto de Casas Saludables and United Taxi Workers of San Diego by advocating for or representing its members in administrative forums, while at the same time providing educational workshops (i.e. “know your rights” discussions) and leadership development. In relation to leadership development, the ERC staff works directly with these organization’s staff in implementing their short and long term goals.
Mr. Calderon has received training from the Berkeley’s Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), UCLA’s Labor Occupational Safety Health Program (LOSH), Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC).
Marisol Turincio- Case Manager
mturincio@weberc.net
Coming soon
Attorneys
Ian Seruelo– Immigration & Nationality
Ian M. Seruelo is a passionate and staunch advocate for worker and immigrant rights. An activist at heart, having him on your side means you have a champion who will fight for your rights and interest with intensity and dedication.
Mr. Seruelo has a long experience of activism and community organizing in the Philippines and in the United States. He has a passion for social and economic justice, and was deeply involved in various campaigns and movements that advance the interest of the marginalized. During his years in law school, he volunteered hundreds of hours to assists low-income immigrants and workers.
As an attorney, Mr. Seruelo aims to pursue his passion as an advocate for immigrant communities and the working sector.
Elizabeth “Liz” Grumet– Discrimination
Elizabeth graduated from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2009. While in law school, she won several legal writing awards, including the Jefferson Medal and the California Award for Excellence in legal writing. She also won the American Bar Association’s 2008 Law Student Programs Writing Competition for her extended research on environmental and indigenous rights.
Elizabeth has also won several awards for her humanitarian work, including the Charles T. Bumer Civil Libertarian Book Award and the San Andreas Regional Center’s Service Above Self Award.
Elizabeth also represented individuals in several federal civil rights lawsuits, all of which reached successful resolutions. Prior to starting The Grumet Gonzalez Law Firm, Elizabeth gained tremendous experience working as a staff attorney at California’s largest disability rights legal non-profit, Disability Rights California, representing clients on state and federal disability discrimination claims. She also gained invaluable experience working as an associate attorney at a San Diego employment rights law firm.
Elizabeth brings passion, compassion and drive to her work. Elizabeth is a dedicated public servant. She has served as a Red Cross Disaster Action volunteer and Shelter Operations volunteer for over ten years, assisting families during large-scale and residential fires. Elizabeth has also run multiple marathons and half-marathons and raised tens of thousands of dollars as part of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training, towards a cure for blood cancers. Elizabeth has served as a Make-A-Wish wish granter for over ten years, and was honored to receive the 2015 Make-A-Wish San Diego Wish Granter of the Year Award.
Bernadette “Bernie” Bautista- Wage Claim
Bernadette Bautista provides information, advice, and legal representation to workers on their employment rights, with a focus on wage and hour issues. Bernadette’s experience growing up as a child of Guatemalan and Salvadoran immigrants has made her a fierce advocate for the rights of those with little access to legal resources.
Bernadette has helped hotel workers, waitresses, taxi drivers, construction workers and many more to recover unpaid wages and penalties. She helped agricultural workers at the California Rural Legal Assistance with their employment issues, aided people with disabilities at Disability Rights California with their public benefits and employment discrimination issues, assisted immigrants at the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law with their immigration issues and represented victims of domestic violence at the Women’s Shelter of Long Beach.
Recently, Bernadette represented over 200 car wash workers in a class action lawsuit and recovered thousands in unpaid overtime and tips, liquidated damages and penalties for the failure to provide breaks and lunches.
Bernadette received her B.A. from California State University of Long Beach and her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law. She is a fluent Spanish speaker.
Habib Hasbini– Employment & Immigration
San Diego immigration lawyer, Habib Hasbini, Attorney at Law is the head of Law Offices of Hasbini which is based in San Diego, Chula Vista and El Cajon. San Diego immigration lawyer Habib Hasbini, Attorney at Law and his associates offer legal services in Immigration and Nationality Law. Law Offices of Hasbini which is also called as Immigration Lawyer San Diego presents superior San Diego immigration lawyer services.
We specialize in family, corporate and business immigration, immigrant and non-immigrant visa processing, U.S. permanent residence, green card, working visas, H-1B’s, business and investment visas, citizenship and naturalization, political asylum, as well as deportation and removal matters