Legal Question in Employment Law in California

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I worked 5 yrs for a self employed contractor. He came to me and asked that I work for him, because I was the best in the field he knew. I hurt my back in the later part of October 2006, and he wouldn�t pay for treatments nor provide workers comp info. I went to a chiropractor and could only afford 2 treatments. I was still forced to continue the same work I was doing, after about a month I ended a sexual relationship with him and he then fired me. he refused to pay the entire amount of my last pay check. He only paid partial. Throughout the course of employment, he refused to provide the same benefits (insurance, reimbursement for vehicle, retirement, and a business check) he was providing to a other male employee who had only been employed 2 yrs. I was told if I wanted a job this was how it had to be. He would only pay me in cash, but was withholding. After I applied for unemployment I was notified he had never paid into it, along with the other things he was supposed to pay into. I don�t know what to do, I still have a back problem I want to take care of, along with no job. Unemployment is in appeals. How do I go about this whole situation? I dont have money for expensive lawyers. So what do I do?

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