October 08, 2024
A California federal judge refused to throw out a lawsuit from seasonal agricultural workers alleging a citrus company forced them to work off the clock, saying the company's argument that the case should be dismissed because its labor contractors weren't named is "patently meritless."
September 22, 2022
Two harvest workers urged a California federal court to ax a citrus company's counterclaim alleging they engaged in constitutional violations, saying that filing a proposed class action seeking expenses reimbursement and unpaid wages didn't make them state actors.
September 19, 2022
Two harvest workers urged a California federal court to keep their proposed class action against a citrus company alive, saying the company they accused of not fully paying wages and travel time pay and not providing rest periods is liable for those claims.
September 07, 2022
A citrus company has asked a California federal judge to end a putative class action over unpaid wages, travel time pay and rest periods, arguing that the workers don't allege specific facts, similar to a nearly identical suit they previously filed that was tossed last month for failure to provide presuit notice.
March 11, 2021
A citrus company has squeezed seasonal agricultural workers out of wages, travel-time pay and rest breaks, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in California federal court.