Case Law Index Labor

January 1, 1990 – September 13, 2024

This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving labor that were decided between the dates listed above. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order. The “Text” link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion. These listings are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for legal counsel.

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SUPREME COURT

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S.Ct. 2244 (2024) (overruling the Chevron doctrine and eliminating deference given to agencies’ interpretations of statutes those agencies administer) Text

Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, 144 S.Ct. 1570 (2024) (requiring higher standard for the NLRB to meet when seeking a preliminary injunction against employers) Text

Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, 144 S.Ct. 967 (2024) (Rejecting a heightened legal standard for employees bringing a Title VII action) Text

Cedar Point Nursery, et al. v. Hassid, et al., 141 S.Ct. 2063 (2021) (challenging a “right to take access” regulation that allowed labor organizations to solicit support for unionization on agricultural employer’s property) Text

Chamber of Commerce of U.S. v. Whiting, 563 U.S. 582 (2011) (challenging the validity of state unauthorized alien employment law) Text

Engquist v. Oregon Dep’t of Agr., 553 U.S. 591 (2008) (claim of worker discrimination) Text

IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez, 546 U.S. 21 (2005) (workers’ compensable activities) Text

Holly Farms Corp. v. NLRB, 517 U.S. 392 (1996) (live-haul workers were employees covered by the NLRA) Text

Adams Fruit Co., Inc. v. Barrett, 494 U.S. 110 (1990) (state law providing workers’ comp. as exclusive remedy does not bar suit for intentional violations of AWPA) Text

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FIRST CIRCUIT

Maine Forest Products Council v. Cormier, 51 F.4th 1 (1st Cir. 2022) (federal H-2A program preempted Maine law) Text

Lopez v. Manzana LLC, No. CV 3:17-01154-WGY, 2018 WL 3602382, at *1 (D.P.R. July 25, 2018) (alleging violations of AWPA) Text

Damisse v. Paul, No. 1:15-CV-199-NT, 2016 WL 9459304 (D. Me. Apr. 4, 2016) (alleging violations of the AWPA) Text

Antoine v. Paul, No. 1:14-CV-00263-NT, 2015 WL 224785 (D. Me. Jan. 15, 2015) (minimum wage violation) Text

Jin-Ming Lin v. Chinatown Rest. Corp., 771 F. Supp. 2d 185 (D. Mass. 2011) (seeking unpaid minimum and overtime wages under FLSA) Text

Martex Farms, S.E. v. U.S. E.P.A., 559 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2009) (appealing decision for WPS violations) Text

Figueroa v. Daughtry, No. CIV. 11-1583 JAG, 2012 WL 6043659 (D.P.R. June 25, 2012) (alleging racial discrimination and biased production standards) Text

Gomez-Gonzalez v. Rural Opportunities, Inc., 658 F.Supp.2d 325 (D.P.R. 2009) (claims of discrimination in employment) Text

Bracero v. New Tree Personnel Serv., Inc., 441 F.Supp. 2d 358 (D.P.R. 2006) (alleging violations of FLSA or AWPA) Text

Daylily Farms, Inc. v. Chao, 357 F. Supp. 2d 356 (D. Mass. 2005) (regulatory scheme for temporary work visas for alien workers violated the 5^th Amendment) Text

Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc., 360 F.3d 274 (1st Cir. 2004) (alleging violations of FLSA) Text

Villalobos v. N.C. Growers Ass’n, 252 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.P.R. 2002) (alleging violation of AWPA) Text

Ramirez v. DeCoster, 142 F.Supp.2d 104 (D. Me. 2001) (alleging employer race discrimination) Text

Ramirez v. DeCoster, 194 F.R.D. 348 (D. Me. 2000) (AWPA and race discrimination)

Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. DeCoster, 229 F.3d 332 (1st Cir. 2000) (alleging violations of the AWPA) Text

Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Decoster, 69 F. Supp. 2d 168 (D. Me. 1999)( action against employer under AWPA) Text

Villalobos v. N. C. Growers Ass’n, Inc., 42 F.Supp.2d 131 (D. P.R. 1999) (AWPA and treatment of H-2A workers) Text

Vega v. Nourse Farms, Inc., 62 F.Supp.2d 334 (D. Mass. 1999) (AWPA and preferential hiring of non-citizen workers instead of citizen workers) Text

Twombly v. Ass’n of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, 63 F. Supp. 2d 69 (D. Me. 1999), aff’d in part, rev’d in part and remanded, 212 F.3d 80 (1st Cir. 2000) (action for employee breach of contract) Text

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SECOND CIRCUIT

Su v. Berkshire Nursery & Supply Corp., 2024 WL 2270372 (S.D.N.Y. 2024) (alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act) Text

New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Inc. v. James, 2024 WL 1161115 (W.D.N.Y. 2024) (challenging constitutionality of New York’s Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act) Text

New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Inc. v. Hochul, 2024 WL 656007 (W.D.N.Y. 2024) (challenging constitutionality of New York’s Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act) Text

New York v. Scalia, 490 F.Supp.3d 748 (W.D.N.Y. 2020) (challenging the Department of Labor’s final rule narrowing the definition of joint employer under the FLSA) Text

New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Inc. v. Cuomo, 474 F.Supp.3d 572 (W.D.N.Y. 2020) (challenging New York’s Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act) Text

Reyes v. W.D. Henry & Sons, Inc., No. 18-CV-1017V(F), 2019 WL 483318, at *1 (W.D.N.Y. Feb. 7, 2019) (alleging violations of AWPA) Text

Javier H. v. Garcia-Botello, No. 02-CV-523S, 2011 WL 4344045, at *1 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2011) (alleging violations of AWPA and RICO) Text

Vazquez v. Lamont Fruit Farm, Inc., No. 06-CV-582S, 2011 WL 4572066 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2011) (class certification granted in suit brought for alleged violations of Fair Labor Standards Act, New York State labor law, and breach of contract) Text

Centeno-Bernuy v. Perry, No. 03-CV-457, 2009WL 2424380 (W.D.N.Y. Aug. 5, 2009) (violations of FLSA) Text

Centeno-Bernuy v. Becker Farms, 564 F.Supp.2d 166 (W.D. N.Y. 2008) (Fair Labor Standards Act; Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act; state labor claims) Text

Iglesias-Mendoza v. La Belle Farm, Inc., 239 F.R.D. 363 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) (alleging violations under FLSA and AWPA)

Iglesias-Mendoza v. La Belle Farm, Inc., No. 06 Civ. 1756 CM, 2006 WL 3634567 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 7, 2006) (alleging violations under FLSA and AWPA)

De la Cruz v. Gill Corn Farms, Inc., No. 03-CV-1133, 2005 WL 5419057 (N.D.N.Y. Apr. 13, 2005) (alleging violations under FLSA and AWPA)

De la Cruz v. Gill Corn Farms, Inc., No. 03-CV-1133, 2005 WL 5419056 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 25, 2005) (alleging violations under FLSA and AWPA)

Centeno-Bernuy v. Perry, 302 F.Supp. 2d 128 (W.D.N.Y. 2003) (FLSA and AWPA) Text

United States v. Garcia, No. 02-CR-110S-01, 2003 WL 22938040 (W.D.N.Y. Dec. 2, 2003) (forced labor and violations of AWPA)

Centeno-Bernuy v. Becker Farms, 219 F.R.D. 59 (W.D.N.Y. 2003) (disclosure of information)

Javier H. v. Garcia-Botello, 211 F.R.D. 194 (W.D.N.Y. 2002) (farmworker-plaintiffs allowed anonymity)

Roebuck v. Hudson Valley Farms, Inc., 239 F.Supp. 2d 234 (N.D.N.Y. 2002) (FLSA) Text

Lopez v. Silverman, 14 F.Supp.2d 405 (S.D. N.Y. 1998) (AWPA) Text

Donovan v. Eastern Milk Producers Co-op. Ass’n, Inc., 971 F.Supp. 674 (N.D. N.Y. 1997) (ADEA) Text

Blake v. H-2A and H-2B Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Ass’n, 952 F.Supp. 927 (D. Conn. 1997) (ERISA) Text

Torres v. Costich, 935 F. Supp. 232 (W.D.N.Y. 1996) (wrongful death and AWPA) Text

Avila v. A. Sam & Sons, 856 F.Supp. 763 (W.D. N.Y. 1994) (AWPA) Text

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THIRD CIRCUIT

Sun Valley Orchards, LLC v. U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2023 WL 4784204 (D.N.J. July 27, 2023) (violations of H-2A program requirements) Text

Wu v. East Ocean Agriculture Corp., 2023 WL 2186448 (D. Del. Feb. 23, 2023) (violations of federal and state wage and hour laws) Text

Wu v. East Ocean Agriculture Corp., 2022 WL 609619 (D. Del. 2022) (minimum wage/unpaid wages claims under FLSA, MWA agriculture exemption, Delaware WPCA statute of limitations) Text

Comite De Apoyo a Los Trabajadores Agricolas v. Solis, 933 F.Supp.2d 700 (E.D. Pa. March 21, 2013) (impact of H.2B temporary work visas) Text

Lugo v. Farmer’s Pride Inc., 802 F.Supp.2d 598 (E.D. Pa. 2011) (compensation by poultry processor for time spent dressing in sanitary clothing) Text

Lugo v. Farmer’s Pride Inc., 737 F.Supp.2d 291 (E.D. Pa. 2010) (compensation by poultry processor for time spent dressing in sanitary clothing) Text

Montalvo v. Larchmont Farms, Inc., No. 09-2704 (RBK/AMD), 2009 WL 4573279 (D.N.J. Dec. 3, 2009) (violations FLSA and AWPA) Text

Oritz v. Paramo, No. 06-3062 (RBK/AMD), 2009 WL 4575618 (D.N.J. Dec. 1, 2009) (claim of negligence by employer)

Davis v. Mountaire Farms, Inc., 598 F.Supp.2d 582 (D. Del. 2009) (violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act) Text

Fetter v. N. Am. Alcohols, Inc., No. 06-4088, 2008 WL 5187877 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 10, 2008) (breach of employment contract) Text

Ortiz v. Paramo, No. 06-3062, 2008 WL 4378373 (D. N.J. Sept. 19, 2008) (wages in violation of the FLSA)

De Asencio v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 500 F.3d 361 (3d Cir. 2007) (“donning and doffing” compensable work) Text

De Asencio v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 342 F.3d 301 (3rd Cir. 2003) (FLSA and unpaid wages) Text

Kilby v. United States, 145 F.Supp.2d 666 (W.D. Pa. 2001) (OSHA) Text

Rolick v. Collins Pine Co., 975 F.2d 1009 (3rd Cir. 1992) (violation of OSHA logging safety regulations did not constitute negligence per se) Text

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FOURTH CIRCUIT

USA Farm Labor, Inc. v. Su, 694 F.Supp.3d 693 (W.D.N.C. Sept. 26, 2023) (challenging change in methodology used to set the AEWR) Text

Spassova-nikolova v. United States, 2023 WL 6119876 (E.D. Va. Sept. 15, 2023) (employee discrimination claim) Text

Glymph-Dozier v. Grapevine of North Carolina, Inc., 2023 WL 3020877 (M.D.N.C. April 20, 2023) (alleging violates of FLSA, North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, and South Carolina Payment of Wages Act) Text

Martinez-Morales v. Lopez, 2023 WL 3476158 (E.D.N.C. April 17, 2023) (alleging violations of FLSA by failing to pay visa expenses, paying less than minimum wage, and charging recruiting fees) Text

Gonzalez-Rodriguez v. Gracia, 2023 WL 2450170 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 6, 2023) (alleging FLSA violations by failing to reimburse workers for visa expenses, paying less hours than worked, and failing to pay overtime rates) Text

Gonzalez-Rodriguez v. Gracia, 2023 WL 149978 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 10, 2023) (wage and hour and human trafficking claims) Text

Farm Labor Organizing Committee v. Stein, 56 F.4th 339 (4th Cir. 2022) (challenge to North Carolina’s Farm Act) Text

Fiallos v. Hamzah Slaughter House, LLC, 2022 WL 111165 (D. Md. 2022) (violations of the FLSA) Text

Moshan-Martinez v. Francisco Valdez Jr. LLC, 2021 WL 6200164 (E.D.N.C. 2021) (alleging failure to pay minimum wages and failure to reimburse expenses incurred primarily for a benefit of defendants) Text

Jahagirdar v. Computer Haus NC, Inc., 2021 WL 1553820 (W.D.N.C. 2021) (violations of the FLSA) Text

Farm Labor Organizing Committee v. Stein, 2021 WL 736712 (M.D.N.C. 2021) (violations of the FLSA and AWPA) Text

Gonzalez v. O.J. Smith Farms, Inc., 2021 WL 131263 (E.D.N.C. 2021) (FLSA and NCWHA collective and class action) Text

Mondragon v. Scott Farms, Inc., No. 5:17-cv-356-FL, 2019 WL 6125928 (E.D.N.C. Nov. 18, 2019) (agricultural workers bring class action and allege violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act by their alleged employers) Text

Ruiz Ramos v. Stone Forestry Servs., Inc., No. 2:18-CV-02942, 2019 WL 1170769, at *1 (D.S.C. Mar. 13, 2019) (alleging violations of AWPA, FLSA and state labor laws) Text

Lopez v. Ham Farms, LLC, No. 5:17-CV-329-D, 2019 WL 237386, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 15, 2019) (alleging violations of AWPA and state labor laws) Text

Mateo-Evangelio v. Triple J Produce, Inc., No. 7:14-CV-302-FL, 2018 WL 1702772, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Apr. 6, 2018) (claims for violations under FLSA and failure to pay under AWPA) Text

Mateo-Evangelio v. Triple J Produce, Inc., No. 7:14-CV-302-FL, 2017 WL 3669527, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Aug. 24, 2017) (claims for violations under FLSA and failure to pay under AWPA) Text

Cab Siquic v. Star Forestry, LLC, No. 3:13CV00043, 2016 WL 1650800, at *1 (W.D. Va. Apr. 22, 2016) (alleging violations of AWPA and FLSA) Text 

Carlos Humberto Cab Siquic v. Star Forestry, LLC, No. 3:13CV00043, 2016 WL 1117627, at *1 (W.D. Va. Mar. 17, 2016) (violations of AWPA) Text

Velazquez v. Burch Equip., L.L.C., No. 7:14-CV-00303-FL, 2016 WL 917320, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Mar. 8, 2016) (seeks certification under Rule 23 for alleged violations of AWPA) Text

Mateo-Evangelio v. Triple J Produce, Inc., No. 7:14-CV-302-FL, 2016 WL 183485, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 14, 2016) (class action claim under Rule 23(b)(3) for violations of AWPA) Text

Bojorquez-Moreno v. Shores & Ruark Seafood Co., 92 F. Supp. 3d 459 (E.D. Va. 2015) (alleging violations of the minimum wage provisions of FLSA) Text

Gamas v. Scott Farms, Inc., No. 5:13-CV-447-FL, 2014 WL 12546373, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Dec. 24, 2014) (alleging violation of the minimum wage requirement of FLSA and AWPA) Text

Fulford v. Daughtry, No. 4:11-CV-103-FL, 2013 WL 3475292, at *1 (E.D.N.C. July 10, 2013) (alleging claims arising under AWPA and Title VII) Text

Lainez v. Baltazar, No. 5:11-CV-00167-BR, 2013 WL 3288369, at *1 (E.D.N.C. June 28, 2013) (asserting claim under AWPA, FLSA, and state labor laws) Text

Boyer v. Adams, No. 5:11-CV-53-FL, 2012 WL 530003, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 17, 2012) (action for AWPA and FLSA) Text

Fulford v. Alligator River Farms, LLC, 858 F. Supp. 2d 550 (E.D.N.C. 2012) (alleging violations of AWPA and Title VII) Text

Bautista v. Zuniga, No. 4:11-CV-00084-F, 2012 WL 2024076, at *1 (E.D.N.C. June 5, 2012) (alleging violations of FLSA) Text

Bautista v. Zuniga, No. 4:11-CV-84-F, 2012 WL 1149300, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Apr. 5, 2012) (alleging violations of FLSA) Text

Hedrick v. So. States Co-op. Inc., No. 4:10-CV-12-JG, 2010 WL 3834631 (E.D. N.C. Sept. 30, 2010) (failure of tilapia fishery to provide adequate compensation to aquaculture specialist) Text

Sepulveda v. Allen Family Foods, Inc., 591 F.3d 209 (4th Cir. 2009) (donning and doffing constitutes “changing clothes” under FLSA) Text

N.C. Growers’ Ass’n, Inc. v. Solis, 644 F.Supp.2d 664 (M.D.N.C. 2009) (preliminary injection to prevent new H-2A regulations from taking effect) Text

Perez v. Mountaire Farms, Inc., 601 F.Supp.2d 670 (D. Md. 2009) (class action; FLSA claims; failure to pay for donning and doffing) Text

Perez v. Mountaire Farms, Inc., 610 F.Supp.2d 499 (D. Md. 2009) (violations of FLSA; donning and doffing) Text

Smithfield Foods Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Int’l Union, 585 F.Supp.2d 815 (E.D. Va. 2008) (defamation of pork processor by union) Text

Smithfield Foods, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Int’l Union, 585 F.Supp.2d 789 (E.D. Va. 2008) (RICO violations by labor union in organizing processor’s workers) Text

Smithfield Foods, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Int’l Union, 584 F.Supp.2d 838 (E.D. Va. 2008) (defamation of pork processor by labor union) Text

Smithfield Packing Co., Inc. v. N.L.R.B., 510 F.3d 507 (4th Cir. 2007) (protected activities under NLRA) Text

De Luna-Guerrero v. N.C. Growers Ass’n, 370 F.Supp. 2d 386 (E.D.N.C. 2005) Text

De Luna-Guerrero v. N.C. Growers Ass’n, 338 F.Supp. 2d 649 (E.D.N.C. 2004) Text

U.S. Dept. of Labor v. N.C. Growers Ass’n, 377 F.3d 345 (4th Cir. 2004) (overtime pay) Text

Farrell v. Pike, 342 F.Supp. 2d 433 (M.D.N.C. 2004) Text

Chao v. N.C. Growers Ass’n, 280 F.Supp. 2d 500 (W.D.N.C. 2003) Text

Reyes-Gaona v. N.C. Growers Ass’n, 250 F.3d 861 (4th Cir. 2001) (Age Discrimination Employment Act does not apply to hiring H-2A workers outside the United States) Text

Heath v. Perdue Farms, Inc., 87 F.Supp.2d 452 (D. Md. 2000) (FLSA) Text

Soto v. McLean, 20 F.Supp.2d 901 (E.D. N.C. 1998) (AWPA) Text

Lacayo v. Sodoma, 122 F.3d 1061 (Table) (4th Cir. 1997) (alleging violation of AWPA for wrongful death)

Barrientos v. Taylor, 917 F.Supp. 375 (E.D. N.C. 1996) (AWPA) Text

Holly Farms Corp. v. NLRB, 48 F.3d 1360 (4th Cir. 1995) (NLRA agriculture exception) Text

Ricketts v. Vann, 32 F.3d 71 (4th Cir. 1994) (AWPA) Text

Helms v. Sporicidin Int’l., 871 F.Supp. 837 (E.D. N.C. 1994) (OSHA and FIFRA) Text

Smith v. Bonds, No. 91-818-CIV-5-D, 1993 WL 556781 (E.D. N.C. Sept. 28, 1993) (AWPA and FLSA)

Farmer v. Employment Sec. Comm’n of North Carolina, 4 F.3d 1274 (4th Cir. 1993) (employment discrimination and migrant worker housing) Text

Ricketts v. Vann, 861 F. Supp. 404 (E.D.N.C. 1993), aff’d, 32 F.3d 71 (4th Cir. 1994) (violation of AWPA) Text

Donaldson v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, 930 F.2d 339 (4th Cir. 1991) (AWPA) Text

Hardy v. Ross, No. 9:89-2379-3, 1990 WL 54615 (D. S.C. Feb. 23, 1990) (AWPA)

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FIFTH CIRCUIT

Voice of the Experienced v. LeBlanc, 2024 WL 3279899 (M.D. La. July 2, 2024) (alleging prison violations of OSHA regulations for agricultural labor) (appeal filed) Text

Barron v. Sterling Sugars Sales Corp., 2024 WL 897855, (W.D. La. March 1, 2024) (alleging payment of H-2A agricultural wages below prevailing wage for nonagricultural work performed) Text

Darling Ingredients, Incorporated v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 84 F.4th 253 (5th Cir. 2023) (Employer operating chicken-rendering plant challenging citations issued by OSHA for procedure in violation of safety regulations) Text

Frank’s Nursery, LLC v. Walsh, 2022 WL 2757373 (S.D. Tex. July 14, 2022) (challenging violations under the H-2A visa program as arbitrary and capricious under the APA) Text

Tijerina-Salazar v. Venegas, 2022 WL 1927007 (W.D. Tex. June 3, 2022) (alleges H-2A visa fraud and failure to pay appropriate wages) Text

Ibarra v. Del’s Grass Farm Ltd., 2022 WL 1157657 (W.D. Tex. 2022) (agriculture exemption of the FLSA) Text

Glenn v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 554 F.Supp.3d 858 (E.D. Tex. 2021) (alleging that employer and its safety officials failed to take adequate precautions to protect them from COVID-19) Text

Gutierrez v. Wade Pennington & Sons, LLC, 2021 WL 8055767 (S.D. Tex. 2021) (violations of the AWPA)

Rueda v. A. Olivarez Harvesting, L.L.C., No. 5:18-CV-01325-OLG, 2019 WL 7905730, at *1 (W.D. Tex. June 28, 2019) (alleging violations of FLSA, AWPA and breach of contract)

Limas v. Vill. Farms, L.P., No. EP-18-CV-00047-DCG, 2018 WL 5276471, at *1 (W.D. Tex. Apr. 26, 2018) (AWPA)

Acosta v. Campos, No. EP-14-CV-160-PRM, 2015 WL 1758125, at *1 (W.D. Tex. Apr. 17, 2015) (alleging violations of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Alfaro-Huitron v. WKI Outsourcing Sols., LLC, No. EP-14-CV-00159-FM, 2015 WL 1040464, at *1 (W.D. Tex. March 10, 2015) (alleging violations of AWPA, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel) Text

Acosta v. Campos, No. EP-14-CV-160-PRM, 2014 WL 10178598, at *1 (W.D. Tex. Dec. 17, 2014), amended, No. EP-14-CV-160-PRM, 2015 WL 1758125 (W.D. Tex. Apr. 17, 2015) (alleging violations of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Casares v. Agri-Placements Int’l, Inc., 12 F. Supp. 3d 956 (S.D. Tex. 2014) (alleging state claims for fraud, breach of contract, and negligent misrepresentation and violations of AWPA) Text

Casares v. Yoakum Cty. Coop. Gin, No. CV B-11-107, 2012 WL 13170339, at *1 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 3, 2012) (alleging violation of AWPA, FLSA, and state-law claims)

Guerrero v. Papen Farms Inc., No. CIV.A. B-09-149, 2011 WL 1231315, at *1 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 31, 2011) (alleging violations of AWPA and FLSA)

Blackshire v. Tyson Foods, No. 2:09-CV-329-TJW, 2010 WL 3257371 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 17, 2010) (malfunction of equipment) Text

Castorena v. Mendoza, No. CV B-08-374, 2010 WL 11643631, at *1 (S.D. Tex. July 21, 2010), adhered to, No. CV B-08-374, 2011 WL 13315708 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 14, 2011) (alleging violations of AWPA and FLSA)

Guajardo v. Deanda, 690 F.Supp.2d 539 (S.D. Tex. 2010) (breach of contract under Agricultural Workers Protection Act) Text

Recinos-Recinos v. Express Forestry, Inc., No. CIV. A. 05-1355, 2008 WL 4449973, at *1 (E.D. La. Sept. 26, 2008) (class action for violation of AWPA) Text

Tullous v. Tex. Aquaculture Processing Co. LLC, 579 F.Supp.2d 811 (S.D. Tex. 2008) (ag cooperative’s qualification for agricultural exemption under FLSA) Text

Gatewood v. Koch Foods of Miss., LLC, No. 3:07cv82-KS-MTP, 2008 WL 2902188 (S.D. Miss. July 23, 2008) (donning and doffing compensation) Text

Collins v. Sanderson Farms, Inc., 568 F.Supp.2d 714 (E.D. La. 2008) (approval of settlement in FLSA dispute over donning and doffing) Text

Gonzalez v. Caviness Beef Packers, Ltd., No. 2:07-CV-33-J, 2008 WL 2600010 (N.D. Tex. July 1, 2008) (fraudulent concealment; retaliation claims; equal pay) Text

Galvan v. Caviness Beef Packing Co., Inc, 546 F.Supp.2d 371 (N.D. Tex. 2008) (FLSA claims) Text

Moreno v. Poverty Point Produce, Inc., 243 F.R.D. 275 (S.D. Tex. 2007)

Chavez v. Riceland Foods, Inc., 475 F.Supp. 2d 617 (W.D. Tex. 2007) Text

Sarmiento v. Producer’s Gin of Waterproof, Inc., 439 F.Supp. 2d 725 (S.D. Tex. 2006) Text

Recinos-Recinos v. Express Forestry, Inc., 233 F.R.D. 472 (E.D. La. 2006)

Salinas-Rodriguez v. Alpha Serv., L.L.C., No. Civ.A. 3:05CV44WHBAGN, 2005 WL 3557178 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 27, 2005)

Recinos-Recinos v. Express Forestry, Inc., No. Civ.A. 05-1355, 2005 WL 3543722 (E.D. La. Oct. 6, 2005) Text

Eliserio v. Floydada Hous. Auth., 388 F.Supp. 2d 774 (S.D. Tex. 2005) Text

Eliserio v. Floydada Hous. Auth., 388 F.Supp. 2d 771 (S.D. Tex. 2005) Text

Flores v. Triumph Seed Co., No. Civ.A.M-04-150, 2004 WL 1950325 (S.D. Tex. July 27, 2004)

Borjas v. Cagle’s-Keystone Foods, L.L.C., No. EP-02-CA-415(KC), 2004 WL 569520 (W.D. Tex. Mar. 9, 2004)

Carmago v. Trammell Crow Interest Co., 318 F.Supp. 2d 443 (E.D. Tex. 2004) (overtime pay) Text

Malacara v. Garber, 353 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 2003) Text

Sanderson Farms, Inc. v. NLRB, 335 F.3d 445 (5th Cir. 2003) (“farmer” under NLRA) Text

Sanchez v. G.F. Vaughan Tobacco Co., 213 F.R.D. 519 (S.D. Tex. 2003)

Gonsalez Moreno v. Milk Train, Inc., 182 F.Supp. 2d 590 (W.D. Tex. 2002) (jurisdiction) Text

Aparicio v. Blakeway, 302 F.3d 437 (5th Cir. 2002) Text

De Leon v. Trevino, 163 F. Supp. 2d 682 (S.D. Tex. 2001) (alleging that employer failed to pay wages in violation of FLSA and AWPA) Text

U.S. v. McConnell, 258 B.R. 869 (N.D. Tex. 2001) (bankruptcy and user fees for USDA inspections) Text

Herman v. Tyson Products, Inc., 82 F.Supp.2d 631 (E.D. Tex. 2000) (FLSA) Text

Castillo v. Case Farms of Ohio, Inc., 96 F.Supp.2d 578 (W.D. Tex. 1999) (AWPA and OSHA) Text

Castillo v. Case Farms of Ohio, Inc., 48 F. Supp. 2d 670 (W.D. Tex. 1999) (AWPA and FLSA) Text

Martinez v. Reich, 934 F.Supp. 232 (S.D. Tex. 1996) (whether tree planters are agriculture workers for purposes of H-2A program) Text

Astorga v. Connleaf, Inc., 962 F. Supp. 93 (W.D. Tex. 1996) (claiming violations of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Vega v. Gasper, 36 F.3d 417 (5th Cir. 1994) (brought suit under FLSA and AWPA for employer’s alleged wrongful denial of compensation for travel and waiting time) Text

Reich v. Tiller Helicopter Serv., Inc., 8 F.3d 1018 (5th Cir. 1993) (NLRA agriculture exception and FLSA) Text

NLRB v. Cal-Maine Farms, 998 F.2d 1336 (5th Cir. 1993) (NLRA agriculture exception) Text

Hernandez v. Ruiz, 812 F.Supp. 734 (S.D. Tex. 1993) (AWPA) Text

Garcia v. Sec’y of Labor, 10 F.3d 276 (5th Cir. 1993) (AWPA) Text

Salinas v. Rodriguez, 963 F.2d 791 (5th Cir. 1992) (FLSA) Text

Hernandez v. Ruiz, No. B-83-270, 1992 WL 510258 (S.D. Tex. May 4, 1992) (AWPA)

Garcia v. Martin, No. EP-91-CA-389-B, 1992 WL 553664 (W.D. Tex. Sept. 18, 1992) (AWPA)

Aviles v. Kunkle, 978 F.2d 201 (5th Cir. 1992) (FLSA and AWPA) Text

Villalobos v. Vasquez-Campbell, No. EP-89-CA-27, 1991 WL 311902 (W.D. Tex. Nov. 15, 1991) (FLSA)

Martin v. Tiller Helicopter Serv., Inc., 778 F.Supp. 1395 (S.D. Tex. 1991) (FLSA) Text

Aviles v. Kunkle, 765 F.Supp. 358 (S.D. Tex. 1991) (FLSA and AWPA) Text

Salinas v. Rodriguez, Nos. 5-87-057-C, CA 5-87-139-C, 1990 WL 517057 (N.D. Tex. Jan. 18, 1990)

Rocky v. King, 900 F.2d 864 (5th Cir. 1990) (applicability of OSHA standards for prison inmates assigned to work duty in fields) Text

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SIXTH CIRCUIT

McConnell v. United States Department of Agriculture, 2023 WL 6960365 (E.D. Tenn. October 20, 2023) (challenging the USDA judicial officer exercise of principal-officer powers) Text

Hayslett v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 2023 WL 3666091 (W.D. Tenn. May 25, 2023) (alleging a violation of Tennessee law that protects individuals who object to taking the COVID-19 vaccine) Text

Cervantes v. Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc., 2021 WL 5310914 (W.D. Mich. 2021) (alleging termination without cause and breach of contract)

Reyes-Trujillo, et al. v. Four Star Greenhouse, Inc., 513 F.3d 761 (E.D. Mich. 2021) (alleging violation of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Perez v. Timberline South, LLC, 453 F.Supp.3d 1068 (E.D. Mich. 2020) (violation of the FLSA) Text

Martinez v. Blue Star Farms, Inc., 325 F.R.D. 225 (W.D. Mich. 2018) (class action alleging violation of AWPA)

Martinez v. Blue Star Farms, Inc., 325 F.R.D. 212 (W.D. Mich. 2018) (alleging violation of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Perez v. D. Howes, LLC, 790 F.3d 681 (6th Cir. 2015) (violation of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Perez v. Howes, 7 F. Supp. 3d 715 (W.D. Mich. 2014), aff’d sub nom. Perez v. D. Howes, LLC, 790 F.3d 681 (6th Cir. 2015) (alleging violations of FLSA and AWPA) Text

Abadeer v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 14 F.Supp.3d 1062 (M.D. Tenn. 2014) (FLSA claims) Text

Abadeer v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 975 F.Supp.2d 890 (M.D. Tenn. 2013) (FLSA claims) Text

Christian v. Swallows Produce, Inc., No. 2:11-0082, 2012 WL 2202952, at *1 (M.D. Tenn. June 14, 2012), report and recommendation adopted, No. 2:11-0082, 2012 WL 3027837 (M.D. Tenn. July 24, 2012) (failure to pay proper wages under FLSA) and the Migrant and AWPA) Text

Dillworth v. Case Farms Processing, Inc., No. 5:08-cv-1694, 2010 WL 776933 (N.D. Ohio Mar. 8, 2010) (FLSA; denial of compensation for donning and doffing) Text

Arnold v. Schreiber Foods, Inc., 690 F.Supp.2d 672 (M.D. Tenn. 2010) (failure to pay for time donning and doffing) Text

Thayer v. Tyson Foods, Inc., No. 09-5185, 2009 WL 4609787 (6th Cir. Dec. 8, 2009) (workers’ compensation claims) Text

Johnson v. Koch Foods, Inc., 657 F.Supp.2d 951 (E.D. Tenn. 2009) (payment for donning and doffing) Text

Dillworth v. Case Farms Processing, Inc., No. 5:08CV1694, 2009 WL 2766991 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 27, 2009) (violations of FLSA; failure to pay for donning and doffing) Text

Roslies-Perez v. Superior Forestry Serv., Inc., 652 F.Supp.2d 887 (M.D. Tenn. July 28, 2009) (violations of FSLA and AWPA) Text

West v. Tyson Foods, Inc., No. 4:05-cv-183M, 2008 WL 5110957 (W.D. Ky. Dec. 3, 2008) (sexual harassment suit against meat processor) Text

Rosiles-Perez v. Superior Forestry Serv., Inc., 250 F.R.D. 332 (M.D. Tenn. 2008) (class certification of AWPA claims)

Jordan v. IBP, Inc., 542 F.Supp.2d 790 (M.D. Tenn. 2008) (“compensable work” under the FLSA) Text

Trollinger v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 543 F.Supp.2d 842 (E.D. Tenn. 2008) Text

Jimenez v. Lakeside Pic-N-Pac, L.L.C., No. 1:06-CV-456, 2007 WL 4454295 (W.D. Mich. Dec. 14, 2007) (denial of class certification)

Bautista v. Twin Lakes Farms, Inc., Case No. 1:04-cv-483, Member Case No. 1:04-cv-483, 2007 WL 329162 (W.D. Mich. Jan. 31, 2007)

Carlson v. Leprino Foods Co., 522 F.Supp.2d 883 (W.D. Mich. 2007) (FLSA and lost wages claims) Text

Trollinger v. Tyson Foods, Inc., No. 4:02-CV-23, 2006 WL 2924938 (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 10, 2006) Text

Chao v. Meggitt, No. 3:04CV7396, 2006 WL 2252526 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 4, 2006)

Galaviz-Zamora v. Brady Farms, Inc., 230 F.R.D. 499 (W.D. Mich. 2005) (alleging violations under AWPA and FLSA)

Roman v. Korson, 307 F.Supp. 2d 908 (W.D. Mich. 2004) Text

Trollinger v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 370 F.3d 602 (6th Cir. 2004) Text

Trollinger v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 214 F.Supp. 2d 840 (E.D. Tenn. 2002) Text

Saur v. Snappy Apple Farms, Inc., 203 F.R.D. 281 (W.D. Mich. 2001) (alleging non-payment of overtime wages in violation of FLSA and AWPA)

Roman v. Korson, 89 F.Supp.2d 899 (W.D. Mich. 2000) (AWPA and farm loan agreements) Text

Elizondo v. Podgorniak, 100 F.Supp.2d 459 (E.D. Mich. 2000) (“job offer” for H-2A workers and OSHA) Text

Elizondo v. Podgorniak, 70 F.Supp.2d 758 (E.D. Mich. 1999) (AWPA and OSHA) Text

Salazar v. Brown, 940 F.Supp. 160 (W.D. Mich. 1996) (FLSA and Portal to Pay Act) Text

Jordan v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc., 100 F.3d 956, 1996 WL 662874 (6th Cir. 1996) (OSHA standards and product liability)

Sanchez v. Overmyer, 891 F.Supp. 1253, (N.D. Ohio 1995) (AWPA) Text

Roman v. Korson, 918 F.Supp. 1108 (W.D. Mich. 1995) (AWPA and farm loan agreements) Text

Roman v. Korson, No. 1:91:CV:274, 1994 WL 738077 (W.D. Mich. June 6, 1994) (AWPA)

Flores v. Rios, 36 F.3d 507 (6th Cir. 1994) (AWPA) Text

Roman v. Korson, 152 F.R.D. 101 (W.D. Mich. 1993) (AWPA)

Sanchez v. Overmyer, 845 F. Supp. 1183 (N.D. Ohio 1993) (violations of AWPA and the FICA) Text

Sanchez v. Overmyer, 845 F. Supp. 1178 (N.D. Ohio 1993) (action against employers under AWPA and FICA) Text

Martinez v. Hauch, 838 F.Supp. 1209 (W.D. Mich. 1993) (AWPA) Text

Cruz v. Vel-A-Da, Inc., No. 3:90CV7087, 1993 WL 658968 (N.D. Ohio June 9, 1993) (AWPA)

Cavazos v. Foster, 822 F.Supp. 438 (W.D. Mich. 1993) (AWPA) Text

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SEVENTH CIRCUIT

Vanegas v. Signet Builders, Inc., 2024 WL 3841024 (7th Cir. 2024) (overtime rate required by the FLSA) Text

Luna Vanegas v. Signet Builders, Inc., 2023 WL 4926237 (W.D. Wisc. Aug 2, 2023) (overtime rate required by the FLSA) Text

United States v. Melchor, 2022 WL 40009023 (E.D. Wisc. Sept. 2, 2022) (alleging violations of criminal laws prohibiting forced labor, domestic servitude, and harboring non-citizens) Text

Luna Vanegas v. Signet Builders, Inc., 46 F.4th 636 (7th Cir. 2022) (overtime rate required by the FLSA) Text

Vanegas v. Signet Builders, Inc., No. 21-CV-54-JDP, 2021 WL 3571494 (W.D. Wis. Aug. 12, 2021) (alleging violations of FLSA) Text

Manuel Acosta v. KC Farms, LLC, 2021 WL 3125525 (C.D. Ill 2021) (small business exemption of the FLSA and AWPA)

Leiva, et al. v. Clute, et al., No. 4:19-CV-87-TLS-JPK, 2020 WL 5519344 (N.D. Ind. Dec. 16, 2020) (violations of AWPA and the FLSA) Text

Paredes v. Monsanto Co., No. 4:15-CV-088 JD, 2016 WL 1555649, at *1 (N.D. Ind. Apr. 18, 2016) (alleging violations under AWPA, FLSA, and state law) Text

Martinez v. Twin Garden Sales, Inc., No. 09-CV-653, 2010 WL 1180366, at *1 (E.D. Wis. Mar. 23, 2010) (alleging violation of AWPA and state minimum wage law) Text

Anderson v. JCG Indus., Inc., No. 09 C 1733, 2009 WL 3713130 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 4, 2009) (violations of the FLSA and state minimum wage law) Text

Murray v. Tyson Foods, Inc., No. 08-4001, 2009 WL 322241 (C.D. Ill. Feb. 09, 2009) (preemption of state law labor violations) Text

Martinez v. Mendoza, 595 F.Supp.2d 923 (N.D. Ind. 2009) (violations of AWPA) Text

Reyes v. Remington Hybrid Seed Co., Inc., 495 F.3d 403 (7th Cir. 2007) (“joint employer” under FLSA; claims of AWPA violations) Text

Santillan v. Schaafsma, No. 04-2284, 2006 WL 8443840, at *1 (C.D. Ill. Sept. 11, 2006) (alleging violations of AWPA)

Santillan v. Schaafsma, No. 04-2284, 2005 WL 8163195, at *1 (C.D. Ill. Apr. 7, 2005), report and recommendation adopted, No. 04-2284, 2005 WL 8163198 (C.D. Ill. Apr. 22, 2005) (alleged violations of AWPA)

Gonzalez v. Farmington Foods, Inc., 296 F.Supp. 2d 912 (N.D. Ill. 2003) (employee compensation) Text

Cardenas v. Benter Farms, No. IP 98-1067-C T/G, 2001 WL 292576, at *1 (S.D. Ind. Feb. 7, 2001) (alleging claims under AWPA, FLSA and FICA)

Cardenas v. Farms, No. IP 98-1067-C T/G, 2000 WL 1372848 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 19, 2000) (AWPA)

Weesner v. Glickman, 59 F.Supp.2d 783 (N.D. Ind. 1999) (applicability to FMLA to USDA employee) Text

Adkins v. Mid-American Growers, Inc., 167 F.3d 355 (7th Cir. 1999) (NLRA agriculture exception and FLSA) Text

Calderon v. Witvoet, 112 F.3d 275 (7th Cir. 1997) (alleging violations of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Williams v. Alex’s Transp., Inc., 969 F.Supp. 1142 (N.D. Ill. 1997) (FLSA) Text

Deck v. Peter Romein’s Sons, Inc., 109 F.3d 383 (7th Cir. 1997) (AWPA) Text

Calderon v. Witvoet, 999 F.2d 1101 (7th Cir. 1993) (AWPA and FICA exemption) Text

Adkins v. Mid-American Growers, Inc., 831 F.Supp. 642 (N.D. Ill. 1993) (NLRA agriculture exception and FLSA) Text

Reyes v. Neumann, No. 92-cv-2929, 1992 WL 132534, at *1 (N.D. Ill. June 3, 1992) (violations of the rights of migrant farmworkers under AWPA)

Calderon v. Witvoet, 764 F. Supp. 536 (C.D. Ill. 1991) (action against employer under AWPA, state wage law, FICA, and FLSA) Text

Piceno v. De Jong Bros. Farms, Inc., No. 89-cv-7197, 1991 WL 34709 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 13, 1991) (FLSA)

Morales v. Yeutter, 952 F.2d 954 (7th Cir. 1991) (whether sod was a “perishable commodity” within applicable standards for Special Agricultural Workers Program under IRCA) Text

Villegas v. Princeton Farms, Inc., 893 F.2d 919 (7th Cir. 1990) (NLRA agriculture exception) Text

Morales v. Yeutter, 772 F.Supp. 1033 (N.D. Ill. 1990) (whether sod was a “perishable commodity” within applicable standards for Special Agricultural Workers Program under IRCA) Text

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EIGHTH CIRCUIT

Rios-Gutierrez v. Briggs Traditional Turf Farm, Inc., 2024 WL 4033067 (W.D. Mo. 2024) (overtime wage exemption for agricultural work)

Hanekom v. Kuchenbecker Excavating, Inc, 2024 WL 2963792 (N.D. Iowa 2024) (alleged misuse of H-2A by hiring for nonagricultural work) Text

Riggins v. Arkansas, 2024 WL 2224498 (W.D. Ark. 2024) (alleging gender discrimination, age discrimination, breach of contract, and FLSA violations) Text

Martinez-Medina v. Vilsack, 2024 WL 3158375 (W.D. Mo. April 23, 2024) (employment discrimination) (appeal filed)

Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds, 89 F.4th 1065 (8th Cir. 2024) (Free speech challenge to Iowa statute criminalizing the use of deception to gain access to, or obtain employment at, agricultural facilities with intent to cause physical or economic harm) Text

Rios-Gutierrez v. Briggs Traditional Turf Farm, Inc., 344 F.R.D. 1196 (W.D. Mo. 2022) (agriculture exemption for overtime wages)

Rios-Gutirrez v. Briggs Traditional Turf Farm, Inc., 2022 WL 832510 (W.D. Mo. 2022) (agriculture exception of the FLSA) Text

Bills v. Cactus Family Farms, LLC, 5 F.4th 844, (8th Cir. 2021) (agriculture exception of the FLSA) Text

United States v. Bart, 888 F.3d 374 (8th Cir. 2018) (conspiracy to commit fraud in foreign labor contracting) Text

Morales v. Farmland Foods, Inc., No. 8:08CV504, 2011 WL 344112 (D. Neb. Feb. 1, 2011) (dispute regarding time spent donning, doffing, and washing protective equipment) Text

Kocher v. Conagra Foods., Inc., No. 10-3122-CV-S-REL, 2011 WL 98832 (W.D. Mo. Jan 12, 2011) (liability of poultry integrator for injury to poultry truck driver)

Helmert v. Butterball, 805 F.Supp.2d 655 (E.D. Ark. 2011) (compensation by poultry processor for time spent dressing in sanitary clothing) Text

Montize v. Pittman Properties Ltd. P’ship No. 1, 719 F. Supp. 2d 1052 (W.D. Ark. Mar. 16, 2010) (FLSA) Text

Perez-Benites v. Candy Brand, LLC, No. 07-CV-1048, 2010 WL 1250874 (W.D. Ark. Mar. 23, 2010) (H-2A workers; violation of uniform employment contract) Text

Bishop v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 660 F.Supp.2d 1004 (W.D. Ark. 2009) (claim of discrimination based on race) Text

Perez-Benites v. Candy Brand, LLC, No. 07-CV-1048, 2008 WL 4809105 (W.D. Ark. Oct. 31, 2008) (failure to pay H-2A worker expenses under FLSA)

Robinson v. Conagra Poultry Co., No. 07-CV-1094, 2008 WL 4446599 (W.D. Ark. Sept. 30, 2008) (racial discrimination at poultry processing plant) Text

Gill v. Conagra Poultry Co., No. 07-CV-1091, 2008 WL 4446606 (W.D. Ark. Sept. 30, 2008) (racial discrimination at poultry processing plant) Text

Gusby v. Conagra Poultry Co., No. 07-CV-1090, 2008 WL 4446611 (W.D. Ark. Sept. 30, 2008) (racial discrimination at poultry processing plant) Text

Jones v. Conagra Poultry Co., No. 07-CV-1089, 2008 WL 4446612 (W.D. Ark. Sept. 30, 2008) (racial discrimination at poultry processing plant) Text

U.S. v. Porter, 569 F.Supp.2d 862, (S.D. Iowa 2008) (failure to pay employment and unemployment taxes) Text

Bouaphakeo v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 564 F.Supp.2d 870 (N.D. Iowa 2008) (no preemption of state law claims; collective and class certification) Text

Salazar v. Agriprocessors, Inc., No. 07-CV-1006-LRR, 2008 WL 782803 (N.D. Iowa Mar. 17, 2008) (class certification)

In re Pilgrim’s Pride Fair Labor Standards Act Litig., No. 1:07-cv-1832, 2008 WL 4877239 (W.D. Ark. Mar. 13, 2008) (class certification of FLSA claims)

Frank v. Gold’n Plump Poultry, Inc., No. 04-CV-1018 (PJS/RLE) (D. Minn. Feb. 14, 2008) (denial of declass certification, state meal break claims) Text

Salazar v. Agriprocessors, Inc., 527 F.Supp.2d 873 (N.D. Iowa 2007) (unpaid overtime under federal law; state wage collection law) Text

Dominquez ex rel. v. Minn. Beef Indus., Inc., No. 06-1002 (RHK/AJB), 2007 WL 2422837 (D. Minn. Aug. 21, 2007) (conditional certification of collective action)

Abrego v. Seyppel Gin, L.L.C., 240 F.R.D. 625 (E.D. Ark. 2007) (alleging violation under AWPA)

Dillon v. Gottsch Employers Group, No. 8:05CV467, 2007 WL 1792422 (D.Neb. June 19, 2007) Text

Kassa v. Kerry, Inc., 487 F.Supp. 2d 1063 (D.Minn. 2007) Text

Martinez-Bautista v. D & S Produce, 447 F.Supp. 2d 954 (E.D. Ark. 2006) Text

Frank v. Gold’n Plump Poultry, Inc., No. Civ. 04-1018 (PJS/RLE), 2006 WL 8444696 (D.Minn. Oct. 25, 2006) Text

Bach v. ConAgra, Inc., No. CIV042698PAMRLE, 2005 WL 3417283 (D.Minn. Dec. 13, 2005)

Lynnville Transport, Inc. v. Chao, 316 F.Supp. 2d 790 (S.D. Iowa 2004) (child labor laws) Text

Jimenez v. Duran, 287 F.Supp. 2d 979 (N.D. Iowa 2003) (“agricultural employer” under FLSA) Text

Hernandez v. Flor, No. Civ. 01-0183(PAM/RLE), 2003 WL 193683 (D.Minn. Jan. 16, 2003) (negligence and alleged violation of the AWPA)

Brown v. Farmland Foods, Inc., 178 F.Supp.2d 961 (N.D. Iowa 2001) (ADA and retaliatory discharge) Text

Frazier v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., 200 F.3d 1190 (8th Cir. 2000) (FMLA and retaliatory discharge) Text

Baldwin v. Iowa Select Farms, L.P., 6 F.Supp.2d 831 (N.D. Iowa 1998) (FLSA and Equal Pay Act) Text

Wilson v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 97 F.3d 1010 (8th Cir. 1996) (workers’ comp – applying MO law) Text

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NINTH CIRCUIT

Gomez v. J. Jacobo Farm Labor Contractor, inc., 2024 WL 3821871 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 14, 2024) (alleging violations of the federal agricultural workers protection act) Text

Cornele A Overstreet, Petitioner v. Lucid USA Incorporated, Respondent, 2024 WL 3966739 (D. Ariz, July 15, 2024) (seeking injunction to limit alleged union-busting activities of respondent)

Familias Unidas por la Justicia, AFL-CIO v. United States Department of Labor, 2024 WL 3276419 (W.D. Wash. July 2, 2024) (Challenging “the lawfulness of [the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL)] new prevailing wage rules and DOL’s application of these rules to Washington.”) Text

Solano v. Preciado, 2024 WL 3219127 (D. Or. June 28, 2024) (alleging employer violations relating to agricultural worker protections) Text

Reyes v. Five Diamond Cold Storage, Inc., 2024 WL 3011123 (E.D. Cal. June 11, 2024) (alleging AWPA violations) Text

Hernandez v. Su, 2024 WL 2559562 (9th Cir. 2024) (challenging the method DOL uses to set prevailing wage rates for the H-2A program) Text

Villegas v. Dubiel, 2024 WL 1993988 (D. Or. April 23, 2024) (Alleging violation of the FLSA for failure to pay for agricultural labor contracted for a provided) (default judgment entered May 14, 2024) Text

Gutierrez v. New Hope Harvesting, LLC., 2024 WL 1834362 (C.D. Cal. April 26, 2024) (agricultural workers alleging violation of FLSA by employer) Text

Gomez v. J. Jacobo Farm Labor Contractor, Inc., 2024 WL 2000669 (E.D. Cal. April 18, 2024) Text

Nahmens v. Vilsack, 2024 WL 1344591 (E.D. Cal. March 29, 2024) (USDA employee alleging employment discrimination based on gender, disability, and veteran status) Text

Martinez v. O’Malley, 2024 WL 870974 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 29, 2024) (challenging denial of disability insurance benefits for agricultural worker) Text

Asing v. Hawaii Government Employees Association, Local 152, 2024 WL 150318 (D. Hi. Jan. 12, 2024) (alleging religious exemption from mandated covid-19 vaccination or regular testing) Text

Carvajal v. Cal Farms, Inc. 2023 WL 8530115 (D. Or. Dec. 7, 2023) (alleging violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act) Text

Lopez v. AG West Logistics LLC, 2023 WL 9065076 (D. Ariz. Nov. 8, 2023) (alleging violations of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act) Text

Lopez v. Weyerhaeuser Company, 2023 WL 6796629 (D. Or. Oct. 13, 2023) (employment discrimination action by seasonal agricultural worker) Text

Castillo v. Western Range Ass’n, 2022 WL 4466184 (D. Nev. Sept. 26, 2023) (alleging failure to pay minimum wages, breach of contract, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, and failure to pay separated employees’ wages when due) Text

Mondragon v. R T Farm Labor, Inc., 2023 WL 5806562 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 7, 2023) (alleging the defendant failed to pay seasonal agricultural workers all the wages owed to them) Text

Hernandez v. United States Dept. of Labor, 2023 WL 5662560 (E.D. Wash. Aug. 3, 2023) (challenging the method DOL uses to set prevailing wage rates for the H-2A program) Text

Barbosa v. Delta Packing Co. of Lodi, Inc., 2023 WL 5280009 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 16, 2023) (alleging wage and hour violations of California law) Text

Cordero v. Stemlit Ag Services, LLC, 2023 WL 4877417 (E.D. Wash. July 31, 2023) (alleging breach of contract for imposing production standards in violation of H-2A contracts) Text

Hernandez v. United States Dept. of Labor, 2023 WL 4827982 (E.D. Wash. July 27, 2023) (challenging the method DOL uses to set prevailing wage rates for the H-2A program) Text

Morales-Garcia v. Better Produce, Inc., 70 F.4th 532 (9th Cir. 2023) (wages as client employers under California labor statute) Text

Gomez v. J Jacobo Farm Labor Contractor, Inc., 2023 WL 3601117 (E.D. Cal. May 23, 2023) (alleging violation of California law by failing to provide proper itemized wage statements) Text

Perez v. Delta Packing Co. of Lodi, 2023 WL 3505370 (E.D. Cal. May 16, 2023) (withdrawal of counsel in a wage and hour class action) Text

Santiago v. Farm West Labor Contracting Co., 2023 WL 3260075 (D. Or. May 4, 2023) (alleging violations of the AWPA, Oregon Contractor Registration Ac, Oregon Safe Employment Act, and Oregon whistleblower protections) Text

Walter v. Leprino Foods Co., 2023 WL 3076786 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 25, 2023) (alleging violations of California’s wage and hour laws and unfair competition laws) Text

Colores v. Ray Moles Farms, Inc., 2023 WL 2752379 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2023) (arbitration requirement for violations of California Labr Code and Business and Professional Code) Text

Alvarado v. Western Range Ass’n, 2023 WL 4534624 (D. Nev. Mar. 21, 2023) (alleging conspiracy to fix wages for domestic and foreign workers)

Barajas v. Blue Diamond Growers Inc., 2023 WL 2333548 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 2, 2023) (failure to provide compensation for all hours worked) Text

Vasquez v. Leprino Foods Co., 2023 WL 1868973 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 9 2023) (alleging the defendant required non-exempt workers to remain on call during breaks) Text

Aldapa v. Fowler Packing Co., 2023 WL 169120 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 12, 2023) (wage and hour class action)

Gomez Garcia v. Stemlit Ag Services, LLC, 2022 WL 17177712 (E.D. Was. Nov. 23, 2022) (alleging violations of TVPA for withholding visa and FLCA class disclosure) Text

Hernandez v. United States Dept. of Labor, 2022 WL 16958918 (E.D. Was. Nov. 3, 2022) (challenge to how DOL set prevailing wage rates in the H-2A program)

Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC, 635 F.Supp.3d 883 (N.D. Cal. 2022) (alleging violations of state and federal wage and rest period laws) Text

Magana-Munoz v. West Coast Berry Farms, LLC, 2022 WL 6584545 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 29, 2022) (alleging violations of FLSA, California employment laws, and H-2A contracts) Text

Magana-Munoz v. West Coast Berry Farms, LLC, 2022 WL 4112363 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2022) (amending complaint to add allegation regarding uncompensated transportation) Text

Colony Insurance Co. v. JK Farm Labor LLC, 2022 WL 409448 (Sept. 7, 2022) (alleging negligence, gross negligence, and negligent entrustment) Text

Mayen v. Cal Central Harvesting, Inc., 2022 WL 3587602 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 22, 2022) (alleging violations of California Labor Code, California’s Unfair Competition Law, and the AWPA) Text

Mayen v. W.M. Bolthouse Farms, Inc., 2022 WL 3567191 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 18, 2022) (alleging violations of California Labor Code, California’s Unfair Competition Law, and the AWPA)

Flower World, Inc. v. Sacks, 43 F.4th 1224 (9th Cir. 2022) (face masks and social distancing mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic) Text

Garcia v. Stemlit Ag Services, LLC, 2022 WL 2760796 (July 14, 2022) (class action alleging TVPA, wage, and FLCA violations) Text

Gregorio v. Hansen, 2022 WL 1721246 (D. Or. 2022) (violations of AWPA) Text

Gaspar v. BT Ventures, LLC, 2022 WL 1137878 (D. Or. 2022) (alleging the defendant did not give the plaintiff employment disclosures or employment contracts and failed to pay their final wages) Text

Moreno v. Castlerock Farming and Transport Inc., 2022 WL 902597 (E.D. Cal. 2022) (violations of AWPA) Text

Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing Co. LLC, 25 F.4^th 613 (9th Cir. 2022) (minimum wage violations) Text

Cartaya v. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 2022 WL 226808 (D. Or. 2022) (violation of FLSA) Text

Martinez-Sanchez v. Anthony Vineyards, Inc., 2021 WL 5371425 (E.D. Cal. 2021) (violations of AWPA) Text

Ramirez v. Hansen, 2021 WL 5364188 (D. Or. 2021) (violations of AWPA) Text

William Miguel-Sanchez, et al. v. Mesa Packing, LLC, No. 20-CV-00823-VKD, 2021 WL 4893394 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 20, 2021) (settlement of a AWPA claim) Text

Hernandez v. Siri and Son Farms, Inc., 2021 WL 4999022 (D. Or. 2021) (violations of § 1831 and 1832 of the AWPA) Text

Sarmiento v. Fresh Harvest, Inc., 2021 WL 5632578 (N.D. Cal. 2021) (right to receive prevailing wages under H-2A visa program) Text

Bazan v. Coleman Industries, Inc., 2021 WL 4498645 (D. Or. 2021) (violations of AWPA) Text

Morales-Garcia v. Higuera Farms, Inc., 2021 WL 6774327 (C.D. Cal. 2021) (joint employer liability and client employer liability) (appeal filed on February 1, 2022) Text

Garybo, et al. v. Leonardo Bros, et al., No. 1:15-cv-01487-DAD-JLT, 2021 WL 4493502 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2021) (awarding derivative penalties for piece-rate workers’ lost and/or unpaid rest periods) Text

Ramirez v. Hansen, 2021 WL 8156022 (D. Or. 2021) (alleging the defendant failed to give the plaintiffs written employment disclosures or employment contracts and failed to pay them their final wages) Text

Perez v. All Ag, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-00927-DAD-EPG, 2021 WL 3129602 (E.D. Cal. July 22, 2021) (settlement of a FLSA claim) Text

Western Growers Association, et al. v. City of Coachella, No. 5:21-cv-00602-JWH-KKx, 2021 WL 2926015 (C.D. Cal. July 12, 2021) (challenging the Premium Pay for Grocery Workers Ordinance enacted by the City of Coachella) Text

Aldapa v. Fowler Packing Company Inc., 2021 WL 2551000 (E.D. Cal. 2021) (violations of AWPA) Text

Urena v. Central California Almond Growers Assn., 2021 WL 2588266 (E.D. Cal. 2021) (alleging violations of laws concerning meal and rest periods, unpaid wages, and unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business practices) Text

Sanchez v. Durango Farm Management, Inc., 2021 WL 1600251 (E.D. Cal. 2021) (violations of AWPA) Text

Beltran v. Olam Spices and Vegetables, Inc., 2021 WL 1105246 (E.D. Cal. 2021) (FLSA collective action) Text

Gomez v. J.Jacobo Farm Labor Contractor, Inc., 2021 WL 431402 (E.D. Cal. 2021) (violations of AWPA) Text

Peralta v. Wonderful Citrus Packing, LLC, No. 1:15-cv-00263-TLN-JLT, 2020 WL 5944443 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 6, 2020) (failure to pay minimum wage pursuant to various labor laws) Text

Garybo v. Leonard Bros., No. 1:15-cv-01487-DAD-JLT, 2020 WL 2765661 (E.D. Cal. May 28, 2020) (violation of wage and hour labor laws) Text

United Farm Workers v. United States Dept. of Labor, 509 F.Supp.3d 1225 (E.D. Cal. 2020) (preliminary injunction of DOL rule for Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology under the H-2A program) Text

Gomez v. J. Jacobo Farm Labor Contractor, Inc., No. 115CV01489AWIBAM, 2019 WL 5787805 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 6, 2019) (asserting claims for violating California’s wage-and-hour laws and the federal Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act) Text

Marquez Amaro v. Gerawan Farming, Inc, No. 114CV00147DADSAB, 2019 WL 3772804, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 8, 2019) (alleging violations of AWPA) Text

Marquez Amaro v. Gerawan Farming, Inc, No. 114CV00147DADSAB, 2019 WL 3714575, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 7, 2019), order amended and superseded, No. 114CV00147DADSAB, 2019 WL 3772804 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 8, 2019) (alleging violations of AWPA) Text

Aldapa v. Fowler Packing Co., Inc., 323 F.R.D. 316 (E.D. Cal. 2018) (alleging violation of AWPA, and failure to provide rest periods, pay minimum wages, provide tools, provide reimbursement for tool expenses, and keep accurate statements on hours worked and wages earned) Text

Acosta v. EuroAmerican Propagators, LLC, No. 17-CV-00131-H-RBB, 2017 WL 3478764, at *1 (S.D. Cal. August 14, 2017) (claim under AWPA and FLSA) Text

Acosta v. Valley Garlic, Inc., No. 116CV01156AWIEPG, 2017 WL 3641761, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 24, 2017), on reconsideration, No. 116CV01156AWIEPG, 2018 WL 288017 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 4, 2018) (service of process, violation of AWPA) Text

Alpha Servs., LLC v. Perez, 681 F. App’x 584 (9th Cir. 2017) (implementing regulations of AWPA) Text

Torres v. Mercer Canyons Inc., 835 F.3d 1125 (9th Cir. 2016) (alleging that operator failed to inform them of availability and pay rate of H-2A work in violation of AWPA) Text

Santacruz v. Southbank Dairies, LLC, No. C16-5200 RJB, 2016 WL 6997086, at *1 (W.D. Wash. Nov. 30, 2016) (claim under AWPA) Text

Perez v. Blue Mountain Farms, LLC, No. 2:13-CV-5081-RMP, 2015 WL 6869191, at *1 (E.D. Wash. Nov. 9, 2015) (seeking relief under AWPA) Text

Murillo v. Servicio Agricolas Mex, Inc., 592 Fed.Appx. 613 (9th Cir. 2015) (claim under AWPA) Text

Perez v. Blue Mountain Farms, No. 2:13-CV-5081-RMP, 2015 WL 4723630, at *1 (E.D. Wash. Aug. 10, 2015) (alleging violation of FLSA and AWPA by withholding wages) Text

Villalobos v. Calandri Sonrise Farm LP, No. CV122615PSGJEMX, 2015 WL 12732709, at *1 (C.D. Cal. July 22, 2015) (alleging violations of FLSA and AWPA)

Perez v. Sun Pac. Farming Co-op., Inc., No. 1:15-CV-00259-KJM-SK, 2015 WL 3604165, at *1 (E.D. Cal. June 5, 2015) (failure to comply with AWPA and state labor laws) Text

Arredondo v. Delano Farms Co., 301 F.R.D. 493 (E.D. Cal. 2014) (alleging wage and hour violations of AWPA and California law) Text

Saucedo v. NW Mgmt. & Realty Servs., Inc., 290 F.R.D. 671 (E.D. Wash. 2013) (alleging violations of FLCA and AWPA) Text

Perez v. Blue Mountain Farms, 961 F. Supp. 2d 1164 (E.D. Wash. 2013) (allegedly denying access to investigators to inspect working conditions under MSPA) Text

Arredondo v. Delano Farms Co., 922 F. Supp. 2d 1071 (E.D. Cal. 2013) (alleging wage and hour violations of AWPA and California law) Text

Ortiz-Garcia v. Cam, No. 6:09-CV-6267-AA, 2013 WL 1180889, at *1 (D. Or. Mar. 13, 2013) (alleging wage and hour, AWPA and FLSA violations) Text

Rosales v. El Rancho Farms, No. CIV-F-09-0707 AWI, 2012 WL 2684979, at *1 (E.D. Cal. July 6, 2012) (action under AWPA and failure to pay wages) Text

Alvarado v. Nederend, No. 1:08-CV-01099-OWW-DLB, 2011 WL 1883188 (E.D. Cal. May 17, 2011) (violations of AWPA) Text

Perez-Farias v. Glob. Horizons, Inc., 668 F.3d 588 (9th Cir. 2011), certified question answered, 175 Wash. 2d 518, 286 P.3d 46 (2012) (claim under AWPA) Text

Ortiz-Garcia v. Cam, No. CIV. 09-6267-HO, 2011 WL 867191, at *1 (D. Or. Mar. 10, 2011) (seek damages for a variety of alleged violations of AWPA, FLSA and Oregon wage and hour laws) Text

Bobadilla-German v. Bear Creek Orchards, Inc., 641 F.3d 391 (9th Cir. 2011) (minimum wage for farmworkers) Text

Lopez v. Lassen Dairy, No. CV-F-08-121 LJO GSA, 2010 WL 4705521 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 12, 2010) (unfair wage and labor claims against dairy)

Rodriguez v. ACL Farms, No. CV-10-3010-LRS, 2010 WL 4683743 (E.D. Wash. Nov. 12, 2010) (failing to comply with H-2A guest worker arrangements)

Jimenez v. Servicios Agricolas Mex, 742 F.Supp.2d 1078, 2010 WL 2809834 (D. Ariz. Sept. 20, 2010) (action by migrant workers against employer claiming discrimination based upon alienage or citizenship) Text

Lopez v. Lassen Dairy, Inc., No. CV-F-08-121, 2010 WL 3210765 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 10, 2010) (unfair wage and labor claims against dairy producer)

Arrendondo v. Delano Farms, No. CV F 09-1247 LJO DLB, 2010 WL 3212000 (E.D. Cal. Aug 10, 2010) (state wage and hour violations)

Arrendondo v. Delano Farms Co., No. 1:09cv01247 LJO DLB, 2010 WL 2219323 (E.D. Cal. June 02, 2010) (class certification for unpaid wages)

Frank v. Pasha, No. CV 08-77-H-DWM-RKS, 2009 WL 5173769 (D. Mont. Dec. 30, 2009) (exposure to pesticides while working on prison ranch) Text

Garcia v. Sun Pac. Farming Coop., No. 08-16815, 2009 WL 4912213 (9th Cir. Nov. 13, 2009) (refusal to deny class certification) Text

Sandoval v. Rizzuti Farms, Ltd., 656 F.Supp.2d 1265 (E.D. Wash. 2009) (claim of violations of the MSAWPA) Text

Bobadilla-German v. Bear Creek Orchards, Inc., No. CV 07-3058-PA, 2009 WL 1726342 (D. Or. June 17, 2009) (class certification of AWPA claims) Text

Gonzalez v. Tanimura & Antle, Inc., No. CV 06-2485-PHX-MHM, 2009 WL 1457030 (D. Ariz. May 21, 2009) (violations of the AWAPA; violations of state wage laws) Text

Doe v. D.M. Camp & Sons, No. CIV-F-05-1417 AWI SMS, 2009 WL 921442 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2009) (violations of AWPA; failure to provide breaks and lunch period; failure to pay wages)

Valenzuela v. Giumarra Vineyards Corp., 614 F.Supp.2d 1089 (E.D. Cal. 2009) (violations of AWPA) Text

Robles v. Sunview Vineyards of Cal., Inc., No. CIV-F-06-0288 AWI SMS, 2009 WL 900731 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2009) (violations of AWPA)

Arce-Mendez v. Eagle Produce P’ship, Inc., No. CV 05-3857-PHX-JAT, 2009 WL 811451, at *1 (D. Ariz. Mar. 27, 2009) (housing violation under AWPA) Text

Cal. Dairies Inc. v. RSUI Indem. Co., No. 1:08-CV-00790 OWW GSA, 2009 WL 747919 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2009) (extend of insurance coverage in claims of FLSA violations) Text

Benitez v. Wilbur, No. CV F 08-1122 LJO GSA, 2009 WL 498085 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 26, 2009) (violations of the AWPA)

General Truck Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers Union Local No. 624 v. Clover Stornetta Farms, No. C-08-2463 SC, 2009 WL 415620 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 19, 2009) (motion to compel arbitration)

Karlsson v. Kona Blue Water Farms, LLC, No. 07-00242-BMK, 2008 WL 4753340 (D. Haw. Oct. 24, 2008) (work injury claims against aquaculture company; breach of warranty of sea worthiness)

Gonzalez v. Tanimura and Antle, Inc., No. CV 06-2485-PHX-MHM, 2008 WL 4446536 (D. Ariz. Sept. 30, 2008) (violations of AWPA & FLSA; failure to pay while waiting for fields to thaw) Text

Vega v. Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc., No. 1:07-cv-00225 TAG, 2008 WL 4224399 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 12, 2008) (joinder of state and federal worker claims)

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Workers Local 1096 v. Nat’l Labor Relations Bd., 539 F.3d 1089 (9th Cir. 2008) (no violations of NLRA) Text

Garcia v. Sun Pac. Farming Coop., No. CV F 06-0871 LJO TAG, 2008 WL 2073979 (E.D. Cal. May 14, 2008) (denial of class certification of AWPA claims)

Diaz v. Eagle Produce Ltd. P’ship, 521 F.3d 1201 (9th Cir. 2008) (age discrimination claim by farm workers) Text

Doe v. D.M. Camp & Sons, 624 F.Supp.2d 1153 (E.D. Cal. 2008) (joinder of all growers permissible; “working arrangement”) Text

Valenzuela v. Giumarra Vineyards Corp., 619 F.Supp.2d 985, 2008 WL 895943 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2008) (defining “wages” and “working arrangement” under AWPA) Text

Canyon County v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., 519 F.3d 969 (9th Cir. 2008) (county’s claim to recover costs associated with companies’ illegal immigrant workers) Text

Hernandez v. Balakian, 251 F.R.D. 488 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 19, 2008) (class certification)

Carmen v. Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation Dist., 535 F.Supp.2d 1039 (E.D. Cal. 2008) (“irrigation exemption” in FLSA) Text

Santiago v. Tamarack Tree Co., No. 06-CV-1811-HU, 2007 WL 3171137 (D. Or. Oct. 24, 2007) (reduction of AWPA damages awarded)

Lund v. Leprino Foods Co., No. CIV. S-06-0431 WBS KJM, 2007 WL 1775474 (E.D. Cal. June 20, 2007) (alleging wrongful termination in violation of California Labor Code) Text

In re Casimiro, No. 05-19558-B-7, 2007 WL 1577947 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. June 4, 2007)

Hernandez v. Balakian, 480 F.Supp.2d 1198 (E.D. Cal. 2007) Text

Perez-Farias v. Global Horizons, Inc., No. CV-05-3061-MWL, 2007 WL 2041973 (E.D. Wash. July 11, 2007) Text

Bran v. Sun Pac. Farming Coop., No. CV F 06-0871-LJO-TAG, 2007 WL 781865 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 13, 2007)

Bran v. Sun Pac. Farming Coop., No. CV F 06-0871-LJO TAG, 2007 WL 678494 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 1, 2007)

Ramirez v. RDO-BOS Farms, L.L.C., Civil No. 06-174-KI, 2007 WL 273604 (D.Or. Jan. 23, 2007) Text

Yapuna v. Global Horizons Manpower, Inc., No. CV-06-3048-RHW, 2007 WL 162493 (E.D. Wash. Jan. 16, 2007)

Perez-Enriquez v. Gonzales, 463 F.3d 1007 (9th Cir. 2006) Text

In re Casimiro, Bankr. Ct. Case No. 05-19558-B-7, Adv. Proc. No. 05-01401, 2006 WL 1581897 (E.D. Cal. June 6, 2006) Text

Pedro-Francisco v. Gonzales, 182 Fed. App’x 665 (9th Cir. 2006)

Lumbreras v. Roberts, 156 Fed. App’x 952 (9th Cir. 2005)

Hernandez v. Kovacevich “5” Farms, No. 1:04CV5515OWWDLB, 2005 WL 2435906 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2005) Text

Velasquez v. Khan, No. Civ. S 01-0246MCEDAD, 2005 WL 2397058 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 28, 2005) Text

Perez-Martin v. Ashcroft, 394 F.3d 752 (9th Cir. 2005) Text

Medrano v. D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of Cal., 336 F.Supp. 2d 1053 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 2004) Text

Lemus-Valencia v. Ashcroft, 94 Fed. App’x 552 (9th Cir. 2004)

Chaman-Hurtado v. Ashcroft, 93 Fed. App’x 161 (9th Cir. 2004)

Luquin v. Ashcroft, 103 Fed. App’x 228 (9th Cir. 2004)

Lumbreras v. Roberts, 319 F.Supp. 2d 1191 (D.Or. 2004) Text

Orozco-Zacarias v. Ashcroft, 95 Fed. App’x 207 (9th Cir. 2004)

Alvarez v. IBP, Inc., 339 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2003) Text

Antonino-Garcia v. Shadrin, No. Civ. 99-655-ST, 2003 WL 22259204 (D.Or. June 24, 2003)

Smith v. Woodward, No. CV-02-547-ST, 2003 WL 23537985 (D.Or. Sept. 30, 2003)

Gaspar v. Ochoa, No. CV 02-257-ST, 2002 WL 31972184 (D.Or. Oct. 10, 2002)

Ochoa v. J.B. Martin & Sons Farms, Inc., 287 F.3d 1182 (9th Cir. 2002) (jurisdiction) Text

Marlys Bear Medicine v. U.S. ex rel. Sec’y of Dep’t of Interior, 241 F.3d 1208 (9th Cir. 2001) (OSHA) Text

Chao v. Symms Fruit Ranch, Inc., 242 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2001) (OSHA) Text

Medrano v. D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of Cal., 125 F.Supp.2d 1163 (N.D. Cal. 2000) (AWPA) Text

Herrera v. Singh, 118 F.Supp.2d 1120 (E.D. Wash. 2000) (AWPA violations) Text

Cornejo-Ramirez v. James G. Garcia, Inc., No. 99-0201 PHX RCB., 2000 WL 33350974 (D. Ariz. Nov. 21, 2000) (AWPA)

In re Sun World Intern., Inc., 217 B.R. 281 (C.D. Cal. 1998) (refund of employment taxes for Special Agricultural Worker wages) Text

EEOC v. Nalbandian Sales, Inc., 36 F.Supp.2d 1206 (E.D. Cal. 1998) (Title VII discrimination and third-party claims) Text

Torres-Lopez v. May, 111 F.3d 633 (9th Cir. 1997) (AWPA) Text

Sanchez-Calderon v. Moorhouse Farms, 995 F.Supp. 1098 (D. Or. 1997) (AWPA and FLSA) Text

State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Martinez-Lozano, 916 F.Supp. 996 (E.D. Cal. 1996) (AWPA) Text

Rodriguez v. Carlson, 943 F.Supp. 1263 (E.D. Wash. 1996) (AWPA and OSHA) Text

Hernandez v. Ever Fresh, Co., 923 F.Supp. 1305 (D. Or. 1996) (housing for H-2A workers and Fair Housing Act) Text

Conlan v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, 76 F.3d 271 (9th Cir. 1996) (cert denied 519 U.S. 980) (AWPA) Text

Bud Antle, Inc. v. Barbosa, 35 F.3d 1355 (9th Cir. 1994) (NLRA agriculture exception) Text

Barajas v. Bermudez, 43 F.3d 1251 (9th Cir. 1994) (AWPA) Text

Vasquez v. Merrill Farms, 996 F.2d 1229 (9th Cir. 1993) (AWPA) Text

Snake River Farmers’ Ass’n, Inc. v. Department of Labor, 9 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 1993) (migrant workers lacked standing to intervene in action by Sec’y of Labor challenging migrant worker wage rates) Text

Escobar v. Baker, 814 F.Supp. 1491 (W.D. Wash. 1993) (AWPA) Text

Alejandre-Corona v. Dole, 940 F.2d 1533 (9th Cir. 1991) (sufficiency of applications for temporary agricultural labor certifications) Text

Six Mexican Workers v. Arizona Citrus Growers, 904 F.2d 1301 (9th Cir. 1990) (AWPA) Text

Dole v. West Extension Irr. Dist., 909 F.2d 349 (9th Cir. 1990) (FLSA) Text

Contreras v. Mt. Adams Orchard Corp., 744 F.Supp. 1007 (E.D. Wash. 1990) (AWPA) Text

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TENTH CIRCUIT

Lewis v. Monks of Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, 2024 WL 3374140 (D. Wyo. July 11, 2024) (alleging coercive labor practices masqueraded as innovative therapy techniques) Text

Porter v. T.J. Crowder and Sons, LLC, 2024 WL 2111571 (D. Colo. May 10, 2024) (alleging violations of FLSA, Colorado Wage Act, and Colorado Overtime and Minimum Wage Order No. 37) Text

Cross Creek Ranch, LLC v. Crotts, 2024 WL 1156601 (D. Colo. March 18, 2024) (alleging ranch damages due to employee misrepresentation, negligence, and mismanagement) Text

Porter v. T.J. Crowder and Sons, LLC, 2023 WL 4899551 (D. Colo. July 31, 2023) (alleging violations of FLSA, Colorado Wage Act, and Colorado Overtime and Minimum Wage Order No. 37) Text

United States v. Lopez-Segura, 2022 WL 4084438 (W.D. Okla. Sept. 6, 2022) (alleging indictment for illegal re-entry violated the 5^th Amendment equal protection clause) Text

Garcia Gutierrez v. Puentes, 437 F.Supp.3d 1035 (D.N.M. 2020) (alleging various violations of AWPA) Text

Echon v. Sackett, 809 Fed. Appx. 468 (10th Cir. 2020) (alleging state law labor violations and violations under FLSA) Text

Alfaro-Huitron v. Campos, No. CV 15-210 GJF/JHR, 2019 WL 2717711, at *1 (D.N.M. June 28, 2019) (recruited them under false pretenses under AWPA) Text

Alfaro-Huitron v. WKI Outsourcing Sols., LLC, 347 F. Supp. 3d 635 (D.N.M. 2018) (alleging violation of the AWPA arising from contractor’s cancellation of their work contracts) Text

Hernandez v. Ray Domenico Farms, Inc., 250 F. Supp. 3d 789 (D. Colo. 2017) (alleging violations of the FLSA, the CWCA, and AWPA) Text

Acosta v. Prowall, Inc., No. 17-CV-00375-CMA-STV, 2017 WL 5990086, at *1 (D. Colo. June 23, 2017) (failure to comply with FLSA)

Garcia v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 770 F.Supp.3d 1300 (10th Cir. 2014) (Fair Labor Standards Act case regarding unpaid wages for certain activities) Text

Garcia v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 890 F.Supp.2d 1273 (D. Kan. 2012) (Fair Labor Standards Act case regarding unpaid wages for certain activities) Text

Garcia v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 766 F.Supp.2d 1167 (D. Kan. 2011) (Fair Labor Standards Act case regarding unpaid wages for certain activities) Text

Garcia v. Tyson Foods, Inc, 534 F.3d 1320 (10th Cir. 2008) (review of injunction to comply with FLSA) Text

Garcia v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 474 F.Supp. 2d 1240 (D.Kan. 2007) Text

Pacheco v. Whiting Farms, Inc., 365 F.3d 1199 (10th Cir. 2004) (agricultural employee under FLSA) Text

Rodriguez v. Whiting Farms, Inc., 360 F.3d 1180 (10th Cir. 2004) Text

Muniz v. Soto, No. Civ.A. 03-WM-539 BN, 2004 WL 170310 (D.Colo. Jan. 15, 2004)

Soto v. Jurado, 166 F.3d 1222 (10th Cir. 1998) (claim under AWPA)

Sanders v. Elephant Butte Irr. Dist. of New Mexico, 112 F.3d 468 (10th Cir. 1997) (FLSA) Text

Antunez v. G & C Farms, Inc., No. Civ-92-0308 HB., 1993 WL 451344 (D. N.M. Aug. 9, 1993) (AWPA)

Sedano v. Mercado, No. CIV 92-0052-HB., 1992 WL 454007 (D. N.M. Oct. 8, 1992) (enforceability of arbitration agreement concerning failure to pay wages and OSHA violations)

Melendez v. Sweetser, No. 9201338-HB., 1992 WL 453979 (D. N.M. Dec. 22, 1992) (AWPA)

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ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

Kansas v. United States Department of Labor, 2024 WL 3938839 (S.D. Georgia 2024) (states challenging DOL regulation relating to H-2A program) Text

Amaya v. Vilsack, 2024 WL 3509583 (S.D. Fla. 2024) (USDA employee discrimination claim) Text

Florida Growers Association, Inc. v. Su, 2024 WL 670464 (M.D. Fla. 2024) (challenging AEWR calculation methodology) Text

Hernandes v. Patricio, 2023 WL 8553663 (S.D. Ga. 2023) (alleged employer forced and misled farm workers into agricultural labor using the H-2A visa program and prevented them from leaving) Text

Wallace v. Dean Wilson Farm, LLC, 2023 WL 2345381 (S.D. Ala Jan. 23, 2023) (alleging violation of the FLSA)

Wallace v. Dean Wilson Farm, LLC, 2021 WL 5368681 (S.D. Ala 2021) (violation of the FLSA) Text

Ramirez v. Statewide Harvesting & Hauling, LLC, 997 F.3d 1356 (11th Cir. 2021) (alleging a violation of the FLSA and H-2A program requirements) Text

Yoder v. Florida Farm Bureau, 2021 WL 4077995 (N.D. Fla. 2021) (what constitutes employers and employees under FLSA) Text

Minor v. Central Forest Products, Inc., 2021 WL 1102437 (N.D. Ala 2021) (Motor Carrier Act exemption of the FLSA) Text

Taylor v. White Oak Pastures, Inc., 454 F. Supp. 3d 1317 (M.D. Ga. 2020) (alleging a violation of the FLSA) Text

Perez-Perez v. Vasquez, No. 16-CIV-14002, 2019 WL 5291097, at *1 (S.D. Fla. June 13, 2019), report and recommendation adopted, No. 16-14002-CIV, 2019 WL 5290909 (S.D. Fla. July 12, 2019) (alleging violations of AWPA and breaches of state contract law)

Dorseli v. Gonzalez, No. 2:17-CV-37-FTM-99CM, 2017 WL 4286482, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 27, 2017) (seeking damages, injunctive, and declaratory relief for violations of certain provisions of AWPA) Text

Garcia-Celestino v. Ruiz Harvesting, Inc., 843 F.3d 1276 (11th Cir. 2016) (class action against labor supplier, alleging supplier breached terms of clearance orders, and violated FLSA) Text

Doe v. Tapia-Ortiz, No. 214CV206FTM38MRM, 2016 WL 3414862, at *1 (M.D. Fla. June 22, 2016) (awarding statutory damages under AWPA) Text

Cordova v. R & A Oysters, Inc., 169 F. Supp. 3d 1288 (S.D. Ala. 2016) (alleging violations of FLSA, AWPA, and breach of contract) Text

Cordova v. R & A Oysters, Inc., 101 F. Supp. 3d 1192 (S.D. Ala. 2015) (alleging violations of FLSA, AWPA, and breach of contract) Text

Farm Family Cas. Ins. Co. v. Melora Farms, LLC, No. 9:14-CV-80972, 2015 WL 11438105, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 18, 2015) (alleging violation of the vehicle safety provision of AWPA)

Fanette v. Steven Davis Farms, LLC, 28 F. Supp. 3d 1243 (N.D. Fla. 2014) (alleging violations of AWPA) Text

Sejour v. Steven Davis Farms, LLC, 28 F. Supp. 3d 1216 (N.D. Fla. 2014) (seeking reimbursement of their transportation and visa expenses, and well as unpaid wages, pursuant to FLSA) Text

Bautista Hernandez v. Tadala’s Nursery, Inc., 34 F. Supp. 3d 1229 (S.D. Fla. 2014) (alleging violations of AWPA and Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA and seeking damages) Text

Araiza-Calzada v. Webb’s Seafood, Inc., 49 F. Supp. 3d 1001 (N.D. Fla. 2014) (alleging violations of FLSA, Florida Constitution, AWPA, and breach of contract) Text

Garcia-Celestino v. Consol. Citrus Ltd. P’ship, No. 2:10-CV-542-FTM-38, 2014 WL 103434, at *2 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 10, 2014) (claim under AWPA, FLSA and the minimum wage provisions of the Florida Constitution)

Norilus v. A&J Farms, Inc., No. 13-20343-CIV, 2013 WL 12149623, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 30, 2013) (minimum wage in violation of AWPA)

Tomason v. Stanley, No. 6:13-CV-42, 2013 WL 5652040, at *1 (S.D. Ga. Oct. 16, 2013) (allege violations of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Castillo v. Groundlevel, Inc., No. 8:13-CV-01585-T-27, 2013 WL 5499611, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 1, 2013) (alleged violations of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Smith v. Bulls-Hit Ranch & Farm, No. 3:12-CV-449-J-15TEM, 2013 WL 3833145, at *2 (M.D. Fla. July 23, 2013) (alleging minimum wage violations under AWPA, FLSA and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act)

Smith v. Bulls-Hit Ranch & Farm, No. 3:12-CV-449-J-34TEM, 2013 WL 12385320, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 11, 2013), report and recommendation adopted, No. 3:12-CV-449-J-15TEM, 2013 WL 12316342 (M.D. Fla. June 17, 2013) (seeking settlement agreement approval in relation to FLSA violations)

Jean v. Torrese, No. 10-22467-CIV, 2012 WL 3757022, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 28, 2012) (alleges violations of AWPA and the FLSA) Text

De Leon-Granados v. Eller & Sons Trees, Inc., No. 1:05-CV-1473-CC, 2012 WL 13065433, at *1 (N.D. Ga. Sept. 28, 2012) (alleged violations of FLSA and AWPA) 

Garcia-Celestino v. Ruiz Harvesting, Inc., 280 F.R.D. 640 (M.D. Fla. 2012) (asserting claim under AWPA, FLSA, the minimum wage provisions of the Florida Constitution) Text

Jean v. Torrese, No. 10-22467-CIV, 2012 WL 3757022 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 28, 2012) (alleging violations of AWPA) Text

Joseph v. Morice, No. 10-22466-CIV, 2011 WL 486137 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 7, 2011) (violations of Migrant and Season Agricultural Worker Protection Act)

Ramos-Barrientos v. Bland, 661 F.3d 587 (11th Cir. 2011) (unpaid wages claims under FLSA) Text

Mesa v. Ag-Mart Produce, Inc., No. 2:07-cv-47-FtM-36DNF, 2010 WL 4909591 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 29, 2010) (settlement of labor suit by piece-rate basis migrant workers)

Rangel v. Bryson, No. 2:10-CV-500, 2010 WL 4117099, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2010), report and recommendation adopted, No. 2:10-CV-500, 2010 WL 4117074 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 19, 2010) (claim under both AWPA and FLSA) Text

Ojeda-Sanchez v. Bland Farms, No. 608CV096, 2010 WL 3282984 (S.D. Ga. Aug. 18, 2010) (claim of inadequate compensation by H-2A guest workers) Text

Ramos-Barrientos v. Bland, 728 F.Supp.2d 1360 (S.D. Ga. 2010) (unpaid wages claims under FLSA) Text

In re Tyson Foods, Inc. 694 F.Supp.2d 1358 (M.D. Ga. 2010) (FLSA; denial of compensation for donning and doffing) Text

In re Tyson Foods, Inc. 694 F.Supp.2d 1372 (M.D. Ga. 2010) (FLSA; denial of compensation for donning and doffing) Text

Rosario-Guerro v. Orange Blossom Harvesting, 265 F.R.D. 619, 2010 WL 672808 (M.D. Fla. 2010) (class certification for AWPA, FLSA, & minimum wage claims)

Luna v. Del Monte Fresh Produce (Se.), Inc., No. 09-12464, 2009 WL 4366953 (11th Cir. Dec. 3, 2009) (violations of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Ojeda-Sanchez v. Bland, No. 608CV096, 2009 WL 3851623 (S.D. Ga. Nov. 17, 2009) (reduction in wages from minimum in FLSA) Text

Reyes-Fuentes v. Shannon Produce Farm, Inc., No. 608CV059, 2009 WL 3855177 (S.D. Ga. Nov. 16, 2009) (anti-retaliation provision of FLSA) Text

Napoles-Arcila v. Pero Family Farms, LLC, No. 08-807779-CIV, 2009 WL 1585970 (S.D. Fla. June 4, 2009) (class certification of breach of contract and violations of state minimum wage law claims) Text

Watson v. Ala. Farmers Coop., No. 08-15091, 2009 WL 962667 (11th Cir. Apr. 10, 2009) (age discrimination claims) Text

Anderson v. Perdue Farms, Inc., 604 F.Supp.2d 1339 (M.D. Ala. 2009) (failure to compensate for all time; violations of FLSA) Text

Ojeda-Sanchez v. Bland Farms, 600 F.Supp.2d 1373 (S.D. Ga. 2009) (protective order to limit potential opt-in clients in FLSA action) Text

Arriaga-Zacarias v. Lewis Taylor Farms, Inc., No. 7:08-CV-32(HL), 2008 WL 5115005 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 4, 2008) (FLSA claims; class certification) Text

De Leon-Granados v. Eller & Sons Trees, Inc., 581 F.Supp.2d 1295 (N.D. Ga. 2008) (worker claims of violations of FLSA & AWPA) Text

Hernandez v. Two Bros. Farm, LLC, 579 F.Supp.2d 1379 (S.D. Fla. 2008) (failure to paid agreed contract and FLSA wages) Text

Fox v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 519 F.3d 1298 (11th Cir. 2008) (FLSA compensation for time spent donning and doffing safety and sanitary gear) Text

Renteria-Marin v. Ag-Mart Produce, Inc., 537 F.3d 1321 (11th Cir. 2008) (housing violations by employer) Text

Luna v. Del Monte Fresh Produce (Se.), Inc., No. 1:06-CV-2000-JEC, 2008 WL 754452 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 19, 2008) (Fair Labor Standards Act claims; AWPA claims)

Antonio-Candelaria v. Gibbs Farms, Inc., No. 1:06-CV-39 (WLS), 2008 WL 623211 (M.D. Ga. Mar. 4, 2008) (statute of limitations)

Chao v. Tyson Foods, Inc., No. 2:02-CV-1174-VEH, 2008 WL 2020323 (N.D. Ala. Jan. 22, 2008) (second compensable break period; compensable work) Text

Moreno-Espinosa v. J & J Ag Products, Inc., 247 F.R.D. 686 (S.D. Fla. 2007) (class certification)

De Leon-Granados v. Eller & Sons Trees, 497 F.3d 1214 (11th Cir. 2007) (review of class certification) Text

Harris v. Johns, Nos. 3:06-cv-433-J-32MCR, 3:07-cv-30-J-32MCR, 2007 WL 2310784 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 8, 2007) (allowing addition of new plaintiffs)

Morales-Arcadio v. Shannon Produce Farms, Inc., No. 605CV062, 2007 WL 2106188 (S.D. Ga. July 18, 2007)

Sariol v. Florida Crystals Corp., No. 06-11370, 2007 WL 1893006 (11th Cir. July 3, 2007) (asserting overtime claim under FLSA) Text

Anderson v. Cagle’s, Inc., 488 F.3d 945 (11th Cir. 2007) (alleging violation of FLSA) Text

Reyna v. Conagra Foods, Inc., No. 3:04-cv-39 (CDL), 2007 WL 1704577 (M.D. Ga. June 11, 2007) (claim under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and FLSA) Text

Luna v. Del Monte Fresh Produce (Se.), Inc., Civ. Action No. 1:06-CV-2000-JEC, 2007 WL 1500269 (N.D. Ga. May 18, 2007)

Renteria-Marin v. Ag-Mart Produce, Inc., 488 F.Supp. 2d 1197 (M.D. Fla. 2007) (claim under AWPA) Text

Borja v. Hines Nurseries, Inc., 172 Fed. App’x 927 (11th Cir. 2006)

Escolastico De Leon-Granados v. Eller & Sons Trees, Inc., 452 F. Supp. 2d 1282 (N.D. Ga. 2006) (wage claim action under AWPA) Text

Mitchell v. Osceola Farms Co., 447 F.Supp. 2d 1307 (S.D. Fla. 2006) (breach of contract for underpaid labor) Text

De Leon-Granados v. Eller & Sons Trees, Inc., 452 F.Supp. 2d 1282 (N.D. Ga. 2006) (claim under AWPA) Text

Avila-Gonzalez v. Barajas, No. 2:04CV567-FTM-33DNF, 2006 WL 643297 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 2, 2006)

Mitchell v. Osceola Farms Co., 408 F.Supp. 2d 1275 (S.D. Fla. 2005) (breach of contract for underpaid labor) Text

Dawkins v. Picolata Produce Farms, Inc., No. 3:05-CV-559-J-32MMH, 2005 WL 3054054 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 15, 2005)

Silva-Arriaga v. Tex. Express, Inc., No. 2:03CV690FTM-33SPC, 2005 WL 2850066 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 28, 2005)

Silva-Arriaga v. Tex. Express, Inc., 222 F.R.D. 684 (M.D. Fla. 2004) Text

Salas-Mateo v. Ochoa, No. 03-14357-CIV, 2004 WL 1824124 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 26, 2004) Text

Davis v. Charoen Pokphand (USA), Inc., 302 F.Supp. 2d 1314 (M.D. Ala. 2004) (action for failing to pay overtime wages under FLSA) Text

Davis v. Charoen Pokphand (USA), Inc., 303 F.Supp. 2d 1272 (M.D. Ala. 2004) (action for failing to pay overtime wages under FLSA) Text

Morante-Navarro v. T&Y Pine Straw, Inc., 350 F.3d 1163 (11th Cir. 2003) (“agricultural employment” under AWPA) Text

Gonzalez-Sanchez v. Int’l Paper Co., 346 F.3d 1017 (11th Cir. 2003) (joint employer) Text

Martinez-Mendoza v. Champion Int’l Corp., 340 F.3d 1200 (11th Cir. 2003) (action under AWPA and FLSA) Text

Ares v. Manuel Diaz Farms, Inc., 318 F.3d 1054 (11th Cir. 2003) (“agricultural employee” under FLSA) Text

Arriaga v. Fla. Pac. Farms, L.L.C., 305 F.3d 1228 (11th Cir. 2002) (failure to comply with minimum wage requirements under FLSA) Text

Martinez v. Mecca Farms, Inc., 213 F.R.D. 601 (S.D. Fla. 2002) (undocumented workers seek class certification)

Alcegaire v. J.M. Mgmt. Group, No. 01-8214-CIV, 2002 WL 32655873 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 4, 2002)

Alcegaire v. J.M. Mgmt. Group, No. 01-8214-CIV-HURLEY, 01-8214-CIV-JOHNSON, 2002 WL 32654836 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 23, 2002)

Fox v. Tyson Foods, Inc., No. CV-99-BE-1612-M, 2002 WL 32987224 (N.D. Ala. Feb. 4, 2002)

Barton v. Parker, No. Civ.A.1:01-CV-2004-J, 2001 WL 34049915 (N.D. Ga. Dec. 13, 2001) (employment discrimination and H-2A workers)

Alvarado v. R&W Farms, No. 99-1726-CIV-T-30F, 2001 WL 34104844 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 5, 2001) (violation of H-2A requirements and FLSA)

Wales v. Jack M. Berry, Inc., 192 F.Supp.2d 1291 (M.D. Fla. 2000) (AWPA) Text

Herman v. Continental Grain Co., 80 F.Supp.2d 1290 (M.D. Ala. 2000) (FLSA) Text

Charles v. Burton, 169 F.3d 1322 (11th Cir. 1999) (cert denied 528 US 879) (AWPA) Text

Wales v. Jack M. Berry, Inc., 192 F. Supp. 2d 1269 (M.D. Fla. 1999) (alleging violations of AWPA and FLSA) Text

Metzler v. Lykes Pasco, Inc., 972 F.Supp. 1438 (S.D. Fla. 1997) (AWPA) Text

Antenor v. D & S Farms, 88 F.3d 925 (11th Cir. 1996) (AWPA and FLSA) Text

Charles v. Burton, 857 F.Supp. 1574 (M.D. Ga. 1994) (AWPA) Text

Campbell v. Miller, 844 F.Supp. 1516 (M.D. Fla. 1994) (AWPA) Text

Antenor v. D & S Farms, 866 F.Supp. 1389 (S.D. Fla. 1994) (AWPA and FLSA) Text

Alviso-Medrano v. Harloff, 868 F.Supp. 1367 (M.D. Fla. 1994) (AWPA) Text

Aimable v. Long and Scott Farms, 20 F.3d 434 (11th Cir. 1994) (AWPA and FLSA) Text

Caro-Galvan v. Curtis Richardson, Inc., 981 F.2d 501 (11th Cir. 1993) (AWPA and FLSA) Text

Caro-Galvan v. Curtis Richardson, Inc., 993 F.2d 1500 (11th Cir. 1993) (AWPA and FLSA) Text

Stewart v. Everett, 804 F.Supp. 1494 (M.D. Fla. 1992) (AWPA) Text

Saintida v. Tyre, 783 F.Supp. 1368 (S.D. Fla. 1992) (AWPA) Text

Leach v. Johnston, 812 F.Supp. 1198 (M.D. Fla. 1992) (AWPA and FLSA) Text

Jordan v. Southern Wood Piedmont Co., 805 F.Supp. 1575 (S.D. Ga. 1992) (OSHA and FIFRA) Text

Jean v. Tyre, No. 89-2367, 1991 WL 51316 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 11, 1991) (AWPA)

Alfred v. Okeelanta Corp., No. 89-8285-CIV-RYSKAMP, 1991 WL 177658 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 16, 1991) (AWPA)

Stewart v. Woods, 730 F.Supp. 1096 (M.D. Fla. 1990) (AWPA) Text

Cheryl v. Bowman, 901 F.2d 1053 (11th Cir. 1990) (AWPA and sufficient contacts for personal jurisdiction) Text

Charite v. Jones, No. 89-2548, 1990 WL 165247 (S.D. Fla. Aug 13, 1990) (AWPA)

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D.C. CIRCUIT

Young v. Perdue, 2024 WL 3967358 (D.D.C. Aug. 26, 2024) (claim of worker discrimination) Text

National Council of Agricultural Employers v. U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2024 WL 324235 (D.D.C. Jan 29, 2024) (denying summary judgment for challenge of a rule promulgated by DOL under the APA) Text

Sharp v. Vilsack, 2023 WL 7279231 (D.D.C. Nov. 3, 2023) (claim of worker discrimination and retaliation) Text

National Council of Agricultural Employers v. U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2023 WL 2043149 (D.D.C. Feb. 16, 2023) (challenging a rule promulgated by DOL under the APA) Text

National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 45 F.4th 121 (D.C. Cir. 2022) (review of collective bargaining agreements by the Head of the Department of Agriculture) Text

Williams v. Walsh, 619 F.Supp.3d 48 (D.D.C. 2022) (challenging the DOL 2015 wage rule under the APA) Text

Coubaly v. Cargill, Inc., 610 F.Supp.3d 173 (D.D.C. 2022) (alleging human trafficking and forced labor on cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire) Text

Garcia v. Stewart, 531 F.Supp.3d 194 (D.D.C. 2021) (challenging the Secretary of Labor’s policy and practice of certifying employers to hire H-2A temporary foreign agriculture workers at wages lower than applicable prevailing wages) Text

Overdevest Nurseries, L.P. v. Scalia, 454 F.Supp.3d 46 (D.D.C. 2020) (wage rates for H-2 workers) Text

Garcia v. Acosta, 393 F. Supp. 3d 93 (D.D.C. 2019) (challenging Secretary’s practice of certifying employers to hire H-2A temporary foreign agricultural workers) Text

United Farm Workers v. Solis, 697 F.Supp.2d 5 (D. D.C. 2010) (new rules under the Immigration and Nationality Act) Text

United Farm Workers v. Chao, 593 F.Supp.2d 166 (D. D.C. 2009) (challenge to new regulations on domestic and alien farm workers) Text

Agri Processor Co., Inc. v. N.L.R.B., 514 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2008) (undocumented workers protected by NLRA) Text

Garcia v. Veneman, 224 F.R.D. 8 (D.D.C. 2004) (class certification) Text

United Farm Workers of Am., AFL-CIO v. Chao, 227 F.Supp. 2d 102 (D.D.C. 2002) Text

NAACP, Jefferson County Branch v. U.S. Sugar Corp., 84 F.3d 1432 (D.C. Cir. 1996) (worker exploitation) Text

NAACP v. U.S. Sec’y of Labor, No. 82-2315, 1995 WL 870020 (D. D.C. Feb. 6, 1995) (temporary employment of foreign workers production rates)

NAACP, Jefferson County Branch v. U.S. Sec’y of Labor, 865 F.Supp. 903 (D. D.C. 1994) (worker exploitation) Text

NAACP, Jefferson County Branch v. U.S. Sec’y of Labor, 846 F.Supp. 91 (D. D.C. 1994) (worker exploitation) Text

Orengo Caraballo v. Reich, 11 F.3d 186 (D.C. Cir. 1993) (reimbursement for travel expenses for migrant workers) Text

Joseph v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, 787 F.Supp. 247 (D. D.C. 1992) (wages for foreign agricultural workers) Text

Frederick County Fruit Growers Ass’n, Inc. v. Martin, 968 F.2d 1265 (D.C. Cir. 1992) (wages for foreign agricultural workers) Text

AFL-CIO v. Dole, 923 F.2d 182 (D.C. Cir. 1991) (methodology of computing wages by Department of Labor) Text

Brown v. Department of Labor, No. 89-1220, 1991 WL 11693237 (D. D.C. Feb. 15, 1991) (FOIA)

Wint v. Yeutter, 902 F.2d 76 (D.C. Cir. 1990) (elimination of sugar cane workers from eligibility for permanent residence under IRCA and whether sugar cane was a “perishable commodity”) Text

CATA v. Dole, 731 F.Supp. 541 (D. D.C. 1990) (challenging Department of Labor’s adoption of “prevailing practice” for employers to adhere to) Text

AFL-CIO v. Dole, 745 F.Supp. 18 (D. D.C. 1990) (methodology of computing wages by Department of Labor) Text

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FEDERAL CIRCUIT

Mendoza v. United States, 87 Fed.Cl. 331 (Fed. Cl. 2009) (were employees “federal employees”)

McNamara v. Comm’r, 78 T.C.M. (CCH) 530 (T.C. 1999) rev’d, 236 F.3d 410 (8th Cir. 2000) not acquiesced, 2003-42 I.R.B. 839 (2003) and nonacq. recommended by 2003 WL 22451994 (Oct. 22, 2003) (agricultural self-employment as taxable) Text

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

In re Sanderson Farms, Inc., 337 NLRB No. 92, Case 15-CA-16437 (June 06, 2002) Text

Seaboard Farms of Kentucky, Inc., Case 26-CA-155, 1993 84WL 285796 (N.L.R.B. July 27, 1993) (NLRA agriculture exception)

Produce Magic, 311 NLRB 1277 (N.L.R.B. 1993) (NLRA agriculture exception) Text

Draper Valley Farms, Inc., 307 NLRB 1440 (N.L.R.B. 1992) (NLRA agriculture exception) Text

Camsco Produce Co., 297 NLRB 905 (N.L.R.B. 1990) (NLRA agriculture exception) Text

Campbells Fresh, 298 NLRB 432 (N.L.R.B. 1990) (NLRA agriculture exception) Text

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ALABAMA

Griffin Wood Co., Inc. v. Horton, 859 So.2d 1127 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002) Text

JWM, Inc. v. Raines, 779 So.2d 247 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000) (workers’ comp) Text

Curvin v. Pinyan, 717 So.2d 435 (Ala. Civ. App. 1998) (negligence of employer for injury of farm worker) Text

Ex parte Gold Kist, Inc., 686 So.2d 260 (Ala. 1996) (USDA inspector injury during inspection of poultry facility) Text

Duke v. Gold Kist, Inc., 686 So.2d 258 (Ala. Civ. App. 1995) (USDA inspector injury during inspection of poultry facility) Text

Coker v. Twin County Farm Serv., 619 So.2d 932 (Ala. Civ. App. 1993) (workers’ comp) Text

Early v. Dunn, 615 So.2d 1209 (Ala. Civ. App. 1992) (workers’ comp) Text

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ARIZONA

Trust v. County of Yuma, 69 P.3d 510 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003) (farmworker housing) Text

Simpson v. Industrial Comm’n of Ariz., 942 P.2d 1172 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997) (workers’ comp) Text

Labor Force v. Indus. Comm’n of Ariz., 911 P.2d 553 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1995) (workers’ comp) Text

Avila v. Northrup King Co., 880 P.2d 717 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994) (workers’ comp and defining “labor contractor”) Text

Growers Co. v. Indus. Comm’n of Ariz., 842 P.2d 1322 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992) (whether worker was employee of farm labor contractor or planting company) Text

Bruce Church, Inc. v. United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, 816 P.2d 919 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991) (unfair labor practice) Text

Aguiar v. Indus. Comm’n of Ariz., 797 P.2d 711 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990) (widow’s claim for benefits for farm laborer who died on the job) Text

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ARKANSAS

Roach v. Director, Division of Workforce Services, 2022 WL 14706576 (Ark. Ct. App. 2022) (unemployment benefits eligibility) Text

Galloway v. Tyson Foods, 378 S.W.3d 210 (Ark. Ct. App. 2010) (plaintiff failed to show his injuries were sustained through his employment at Tyson Foods) Text

Perez-Benites v. Candy Brand, LLC, 267 F.R.D. 242 (W.D. Ark. 2010) (class certification for violations under FLSA) Text

United Farms, Inc. v. Gist, 374 S.W.3d 23 (Ark. Ct. App. 2009) (workers’ compensation for back injury) Text

Ballesteros v. Tyson Poultry, Inc., — S.W.3d —, 2009 WL 1151744 (Ark. Ct. App. 2009) (upholding denial of workers’ comp benefits) Text

Mitchell ex rel. Wagner v. Tyson Poultry, Inc., 292 S.W.3d 848 (Ark. Ct. App. 2009) (death was compensable under state’s workers’ compensation laws) Text

Barnes v. Greenhead Farming, 270 S.W.3d 873 (Ark. Ct. App. 2008) (review of decision injury was noncompensable) Text

Johnson v. Bonds Fertilizer, Inc., 289 S.W.3d 431 (Ark. 2008) (whose employment was in employee in at time of accident) Text

Parker v. Petit Jean Poultry, Inc., No. CA 07-1225, 2008 WL 4493411 (Ark. Ct. App. Oct. 8, 2008) (denial of workers’ compensation claims) Text

Barnes v. Greenhead Farming, 101 Ark. App. 129, (Ark. Ct. App. 2008) (review of denial of workers’ compensation benefits) Text

Morales v. Martinez, 198 S.W.3d 134 (Ark. App. 2004) Text

Dee v. Brown’s Sod Farm, No. CA99-1437, 2000 WL 726553 (Ark. Ct. App. June 7, 2000) (workers’ compensation)

Lawhon Farm Serv. v. Brown, 984 S.W.2d 1 (Ark. 1998) (workers’ compensation) Text

Hutchins Greenhouse & Nursery, Inc. v. Vaughn, No. CA97-1274, 1998 WL 324998 (Ark. Ct. App. June 17, 1998) (greenhouse not exempt from workers’ compensation as agricultural labor)

Rodriguez v. Dir., Ark. Employment Sec. Dep’t, 952 S.W.2d 186 (1997) (OSHA and unemployment payments) Text

Craig v. Traylor, 915 S.W.2d 257 (Ark. 1996) (OSHA, workers’ compensation, tort claims) Text

Ragland v. Pittman Garden Center, Inc., 820 S.W.2d 450 (Ark. 1991) (FLSA and tax assessment) Text

Loyd v. Green Acres Grass Farm, No. CA 91-29, 1991 WL 231265 (Ark. Ct. App. Nov. 6, 1991) (workers’ compensation)

Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund v. Deltic Farm & Timber, No. CA 90-309, 1991 WL 45973 (Ark. Ct. App. Apr. 3, 1991) (workers’ compensation)

Franklin Collier Farms v. Bullard, 800 S.W.2d 438 (Ark. Ct. App. 1990) (workers’ compensation) Text

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CALIFORNIA

Balderas v. Fresh Start Harvesting, Inc., 320 Cal. Rptr. 3d 326 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2024) (seeking civil penalties under the private attorneys general act for wage and rest period violations) Text

State ex rel. Cisneros v. Alco Harvest, Inc., 315 Cal. Rptr. 3d 553 (2d Dist. Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 22, 2023) (alleging H-2A program violations) Text

Kaur v. Foster Poultry Farms LLC, 83 Cal. App. 5th 320 (5th Dis. Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 14, 2022) (alleging discrimination based on disability and race/national origin and retaliation under FEHA)

Jaime Zepeda Labor Contracting, Inc., et al. v. Dept. of Industrial Relations, Div. of Labor Standards Enforcement, No. D078062 (Cal. Ct. App. August 12, 2021) (alleged minimum wage violation) Text

Sanchez et al. v. Martinez, 54 Cal. App. 5th 535 (3rd Dist. Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 11, 2020) (alleged violation of labor laws) Text

Murcia v. Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc., No. H045418, 2020 WL 1672686 (6th Dist. Cal. Ct. App. April 6, 2021) (alleged hours and wage violation) Text

Guerrero v. Superior Court, 213 Cal. App. 4th 912, 153 Cal. Rptr. 3d 315 (2013), as modified on denial of reh’g (Mar. 11, 2013) (unpaid wages and overtime under FLSA, the Labor Code, and an Industrial Welfare Commission wage order) Text

Martinez v. Combs, 231 P.3d 259 (Cal. 2010) (minimum wage for seasonal workers) Text

Artesia Dairy v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 86 Cal.Rptr.3d 91 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008) (employees eligible to vote to unionize agricultural workers) Text

Zavala v. Jones, No. C050236, 2007 WL 1180967 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 23, 2007) Text

Maldonado v. Merjan Fin. Corp., No. F048929, 2007 WL 93480 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 16, 2007)

Baptist v. Robinson, 49 Cal. Rptr. 3d 153 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) Text

Signature Fruit Co. v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd., 47 Cal. Reptr. 3d 878 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) Text

Hess Collection Winery v. Cal. Agric. Labor Relations, 45 Cal. Rptr. 3d 609 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) Text

Navarette v. Green Valley Ag, Inc., No. F042042, 2004 WL 838047 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 20, 2004

Ruiz v. Cabrera, 120 Cal. Rptr. 2d 320 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002) (workers’ compensation) Text

Suzuki v. Eli Lilly and Co., No. B149377, 2001 WL 1530888 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 4, 2001) (tortious acts of union and members)

Coastal Berry Co. v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 114 Cal.Rptr.2d 228 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) (reinstatement and back pay award for striking workers) Text

United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO v. Dutra Farms, 100 Cal.Rptr.2d 251 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) (unfair labor practices) Text

Agric. Labor Relations Bd. v. Superior Court, 56 Cal.Rptr.2d 409 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) (agricultural workers’ bargaining representative) Text

United Farm Workers of America v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 48 Cal.Rptr.2d 696 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995) (standing to assert union unfair labor practices) Text

Martinez v. State Comp. Ins. Fund, 38 Cal.Rptr.2d 639 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995) (workers’ compensation) Text

Scheid Vineyards & Management Co. v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 27 Cal.Rptr.2d 36 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994) (orders to bargain and economic losses for union members) Text

Phillip D. Bertelsen, Inc. v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 29 Cal.Rptr.2d 204 (Cal. Ct. App. 5 Dist. 1994) (INA and AWPA not preempt back pay award for alien workers) Text

Agric. Labor Relations Bd. v. Superior Court, 34 Cal.Rptr.2d 546 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994) (derivative employer liability for unfair labor practices) Text

United Farm Workers v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 20 Cal.Rptr.2d 879 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993) (refusal to bargain) Text

Agric. Labor Relations Bd. v. Superior Court, 18 Cal.Rptr.2d 907 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993) (back pay and derivative liability) Text

Phillip D. Bertelsen, Inc. v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 3 Cal.Rptr.2d 58 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992) (protected activity and back pay awards) Text

Michael Hat Farming Co. v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 6 Cal.Rptr.2d 179 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992) (defining “agricultural employer” and duties of succeeding employer in bargaining) Text

Rinaldi v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd., 278 Cal.Rptr. 105 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991) (workers’ compensation) Text

Maggio, Inc. v. United Farm Workers, 278 Cal.Rptr. 250 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991) (tortious strike) Text

Harris Feeding Co. v. Dep’t. of Indus. Relations, 273 Cal.Rptr. 598 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990) (agricultural employee wage compliance) Text

Breaux v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 265 Cal.Rptr. 904 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990) (unfair labor practices) Text

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COLORADO

Hernandez v. Ray Domenico Farms, Inc., 2018 CO 15, 414 P.3d 700, reh’g denied (Apr. 9, 2018) (violations of the Colorado Wage Claim Act) Text

Spady Bros. v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office of State of Colo., 942 P.2d 1340 (Colo. App. 1997) (workers’ compensation) Text

Sorensen v. Goldman, 837 P.2d 266 (Colo. App. 1992) (workers’ compensation) Text

Higgs v. W. Landscaping & Sprinkler Systems, Inc., 804 P.2d 161 (Colo. 1991) (workers’ compensation) Text

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CONNECTICUT

Kavanagh v. Fenyes, No. CV0304703884, 2006 WL 1679938 (Conn. Super. Ct. June 1, 2006)

Brown v. Piszczek, 893 A.2d 903 (Conn. App. Ct. 2006) Text

Brown v. Piszczek, No. 567740, 2004 WL 2669264 (Conn. Super. Ct. Oct. 29, 2004)

Nazario v. O.J. Thrall, Inc., No. CV 93 0529180, 1994 WL 146381 (Conn. Super. Ct. Apr. 8, 1994) (sufficient contacts for personal jurisdiction in labor dispute)

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DELAWARE

Bailey v. RNJ Farms, LLC, No. N24A-02-003 JRJ, 2024 WL 3675605, at *2 (Del. Super. Aug. 6, 2024) (alleging truck driver’s incorrect designation as farm laborer) Text

Keim v. Greenhurst Farms, No. 01A-04-005, 2001 WL 1490060 (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 15, 2001) (unemployment compensation)

Irish Hunt Farms, Inc. v. Stafford, No. 99A-02-003 WCC, 2000 WL 972545 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 28, 2000) (workers’ comp)

Connors v. Mountaire Farms of Delmarva, Inc., No. 95A-05-007, 1996 WL 453327 (Del. Super. Ct. May 22, 1996) (unemployment compensation)

Connors v. Mountaire Farms of Delmarva, Inc., No. 95A-05-007, 1995 WL 656790 (Del. Super. Ct. Oct. 18, 1995) (unemployment compensation)

Perdue Farms, Inc. v. Dep’t of Labor, No. 13366, 1994 WL 698584 (Del. Ch. Dec. 7, 1994) (agricultural employee and state Fair Employment Protection Act)

Mcinnis Stables v. Unemployment Ins. Appeal Bd., No. 89A-MR5, 1992 WL 207271 (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 6, 1992) (unemployment compensation for stable and farm worker)

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FLORIDA

Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Beville, 825 So. 2d 999 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002) Text

Pinnock v. Sugar Cane Growers Co-op. of Florida, 791 So.2d 1135 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001) (nonpayment of wages to H-2A workers and preferential treatment of foreign workers) Text

Williams v. Atl. Sugar Ass’n, Inc., 773 So.2d 1176 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 4 Dist. 2000) (breach of employment contract) Text

Sugar Cane Growers Co-op. of Fla., Inc. v. Pinnock, 735 So.2d 530 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999) (payment of wages due under agreement) Text

Thomas v. Suwannee County, 734 So.2d 492 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999) (migrant labor camp locations) Text

Okeelanta Corp. v. Bygrave, 660 So.2d 743 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995) (class action wage dispute for migrant workers) Text

Rivera v. Saffold, 606 So. 2d 1249 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992) (farm worker brought retaliatory discharge action against his former employer) Text

Johnson v. Edwards, 569 So.2d 928 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990) (breach of employment contract) Text

Pub. Hous. Assistance, Inc. v. Havill, 571 So. 2d 45 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990) (action for low-income housing for farm workers) Text

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GEORGIA

Slappey v. Slappey, 676 S.E.2d 283 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009) (foreclosure of labor’s special lien against crops) Text

Williams v. Conagra Poultry of Athens, 673 S.E.2d 105 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009) (request of additional benefits time barred) Text

Cook v. Prehistoric Ponds, Inc., 640 S.E.2d 383 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006) (qualification under WCA) Text

Gill v. Prehistoric Ponds, Inc., 634 S.E.2d 769 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006) (qualification under WCA) Text

Palma v. Ga. Farm Bureau Ins. Co., 606 S.E.2d 341 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004) (insurance coverage for farming operation) Text

Williams v. Mitchell Cty. Elec. Membership Corp., 276 Ga. 759, 582 S.E.2d 107 (2003) (farm worker was engaged in “work” within meaning of HVSA) Text

Riley v. Taylor Orchards, 486 S.E.2d 617 (Ga. 1997) (workers’ comp) Text

J & C Poultry v. Reyes-Guzman, 489 S.E.2d 853 (Ga. 1997) (workers’ comp) Text

Hillside Orchard Farms, Inc. v. Murphy, 473 S.E.2d 181 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996) (employer liability for agriculture vehicle accident) Text

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IOWA

Hora v. Hora, 5 N.W.3d 635 (Iowa 2024), as amended (July 1, 2024) (allegations of breach of fiduciary duties, fraud, and appointment of an independent custodian for corporation) Text

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LOUISIANA

Westley v. Nunez-Rodriguez, 2023 WL 176841 (La. Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2023) (employer exception for use of farm vehicles for personal errands)

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MAINE

Maine Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Gervais, 1998 ME 197, 715 A.2d 938 (farm workers negligence suit) Text

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MICHIGAN

Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration v. Yoder Family Farm, 2922 WL 3692783 (Mich. Ct. App. Aug. 25, 2022) (contesting MIOSHA’s ability to issue citations on a farm with no employees) Text

De Bruyn Produce Co. v. Romero, 202 Mich. App. 92, 508 N.W.2d 150 (1993) (action for declaration of nature of legal relationship between it and migrant farm workers with respect to workers’ occupancy of housing units) Text

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NEW JERSEY

Rivera v. Bd. of Review, New Jersey Dep’t of Labor, 127 N.J. 578, 606 A.2d 1087 (1992) (Migrant farm worker eligibility for unemployment benefits) Text

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NEW YORK

Durkee v. Sanchez-Rodriguez, 215 N.Y.S.3d 676 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dept. 2024) (vicarious liability of employer for negligence of farm worker employee) Text

Elhannon Wholesale Nursery, Inc. v. Commr. of Lab., 206 N.Y.S.3d 774 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dept. 2024) (liability for additional unemployment insurance contributions on renumeration paid to H-2A workers) Text

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NORTH DAKOTA

Leingang v. George, 1999 ND 32, 589 N.W.2d 585 (farm worker award damages in tort liability) Text

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SOUTH CAROLINA

State ex rel. Employment Sec. Comm’n of N. Carolina v. Hopkins, 111 N.C. App. 437, 432 S.E.2d 703 (1993) (assessment of past-due unemployment insurance taxes on employer for wages earned by alien farm workers)

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TEXAS

BRCC Enterprises LLC v. Skie, WL 3762929, at *1 (Tex. App. Aug. 13, 2024) (addressing legality of employment contracts relating to growing marijuana in light of federal criminalization) Text

de la Cerda v. Hutchison, No. 93-1743, 1994 WL 255873, at *1 (Tex. Co. Ct. Mar. 8, 1994) (alleging multiple violations of AWPA)

Martell v. Carballo, No. 92-7244, 1992 WL 391386, at *1 (Tex. Co. Ct. Oct. 30, 1992) (violations of RICO and AWPA)

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WASHINGTON

Seattle Bulk Shipping, Inc. v. Department of Labor and Industries, 524 P.3d 733 (Wash. Ct. App. 2023) (challenging Washington Department of Labor and Industries citations for violations of WISHA) Text

Martinez-Cuevas v. Deruyter Brothers Dairy, Inc., 196 Wash. 2d 506, 475 P.3d 164 (2020) (challenging a provision exempting agricultural workers from an overtime pay requirement) Text

Saucedo v. John Hancock Life & Health Ins. Co., 185 Wash. 2d 171, 369 P.3d 150 (2016) (alleging violations of FLCA) Text

Perez-Farias v. Glob. Horizons, Inc., 175 Wash. 2d 518, 286 P.3d 46 (2012) (alleging violations of the farm labor contractors act) Text