April 15, 2021
Peruvian shepherds who allege that ranchers conspired to suppress their wages while on temporary work visas have reached a settlement over their remaining claims, after a Colorado federal court criticized their counsel for losing track of one of the workers.
March 17, 2021
A Colorado federal magistrate judge has heavily criticized counsel for Peruvian shepherds for failing to tell the court "for several years" that one of their clients suing ranchers for suppressing their wages had dropped off the map.
March 08, 2017
A Colorado federal court on Tuesday tossed a proposed antitrust class action accusing ranchers and industry organizations of suppressing the pay of a group of foreign shepherds with temporary work visas, saying a magistrate judge has already "masterfully and cogently" concluded the case isn't viable.
January 27, 2017
Foreign shepherds with temporary work visas objected Thursday to a Colorado federal magistrate's recommendation that they largely may not amend their proposed antitrust class action accusing ranchers and industry organizations of suppressing their pay, saying the judge had mischaracterized the organizations' role in the hiring process.
July 05, 2016
A proposed class of shepherds objected Friday to a Colorado federal magistrate judge's report and recommendation that their antitrust suit accusing ranchers and industry organizations of suppressing pay for shepherds on temporary work visas be tossed, saying the report ignores central precepts of antitrust law.
June 06, 2016
An antitrust case accusing ranchers and industry organizations of suppressing pay for shepherds on temporary work visas should be thrown out, a Colorado federal judge said Friday, finding that a wage-fixing conspiracy was no more likely than a set of independent decisions to pay the lowest amount allowed.
February 23, 2016
The ranchers and organizations facing allegations they violated federal antitrust laws by conspiring to fix the wages of shepherds on temporary work visas urged a Colorado federal court Monday to toss the case, saying the workers' arguments lack sense, are motivated by politics and don't belong in a courtroom.
February 01, 2016
A proposed class of sheepherders alleging that ranchers and ranching organizations illegally schemed to fix wages for domestic and H-2A workers at "unconscionably" low levels urged a Colorado federal court to keep their lawsuit alive, saying their claims were properly pled and are viable.
October 07, 2015
A putative class action alleging that ranchers and ranching organizations violated federal antitrust regulations by conspiring to fix sheepherder wages at "unconscionably" low levels should be dismissed because it is insufficiently clear about the plaintiffs' circumstances and because it fails to state a claim, one of the groups argued on Wednesday.
September 01, 2015
Two former sheepherders filed a proposed class action against two ranching organizations and a slew of companies owned by ranchers Tuesday in Colorado federal court, alleging they schemed to fixes wages for domestic and H-2A workers at "unconscionably" low levels.