September 26, 2024
A farm labor contractor will shell out $100,000 to resolve more than 4,000 farmworkers' claims of minimum wage and overtime violations, as a California federal judge gave the deal its initial OK following some changes the parties made to the agreement.
April 19, 2024
A California federal judge identified two issues with a proposed wage and hour settlement between a class of farmworkers and their employer, saying the deal inexplicably releases federal claims that were never filed and the parties haven't formally notified the court of a plaintiff's death.
November 28, 2023
Farmworkers and a farm labor contractor told a California federal judge they agreed to settle the workers' class action accusing the contractor of failing to pay them during rest breaks.
May 24, 2023
A California federal judge has denied a farm labor contractor's attempt to decertify a class of former wine farm employees accusing it of failing to pay them during rest breaks by delegitimizing its expert report, saying it found the report on behalf of the class to be reliable.
November 07, 2019
A California federal judge has admonished attorneys on both sides of a wage-and-hour dispute for the quality of their filings, asserting that their briefs contained "deficiencies" that "significantly increased the burden on the court."