April 08, 2025
A North Carolina federal judge should reject three farms' attempts to detangle a collective and snag an early win in a suit accusing them of failing to reimburse farmworkers for travel and visa expenses, the workers said, standing by claims they said are timely and well-supported.
October 26, 2023
A North Carolina federal judge has given migrant farmworkers in situations similar to two Mexican plaintiffs the green light to join the pair's lawsuit against farms they alleged underpaid them, confiscated their passports, and illegally charged them for inadequate and unsanitary meals.
December 05, 2022
Migrant farmworkers in eastern North Carolina say they were shortchanged, had their passports confiscated and were forced to pay for meals that were often "cold and covered in flies" by the time they returned from work, according to a proposed federal class and collective action.