October 31, 2023
A California federal judge placed the final stamp of approval on a $2 million settlement between farm labor contractors and a class of nearly 200 truck drivers on H-2A temporary worker visas who transported crops from fields to packing facilities, ending the drivers' suit alleging they were underpaid.
October 27, 2023
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for the potential final approval of a $3 million settlement in a wage and hour class action by more than 1,000 medical interpreters. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in the state.
April 07, 2023
In the next week, attorneys should look out for a ruling on a discovery bid in a long-running class action alleging Jan-Pro misclassified cleaning workers as independent contractors. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
March 10, 2023
Truckers working in the U.S. on H-2A temporary worker visas asked a California federal judge to sign off on a $2 million settlement of claims that their employer illegally paid them at the lower rates of agricultural field workers.
August 23, 2022
A California farm has been barred from contacting two former employees suing for fair wages after a federal judge refused to buy the farm's explanation for sending a paralegal unannounced to one of the ex-workers' homes.