Cases
Defending the Rights of Seasonal Agricultural Workers
Agricultural workers of all kinds —including seasonal workers on H-2A visas — deserve basic workplace protections, including the right to meet with guests and service providers in the workers’ employer-provided…
Better Safety Protection for Workers
Workers deserve to be safe on the job and to participate in OSHA inspections of their workplace.
Bathroom Breaks for Delivery Drivers (Cross v. Amazon)
Amazon is one of the richest and most powerful companies in the world—yet its policies deprive its delivery drivers of basic labor rights, including the right to bathroom breaks. Under…
Daley Farm v. County of Winona (Land Stewardship Project Intervention)
This case was a dispute over the dramatic expansion of a dairy operation. The authority of local government hung in the balance.
Yakima Factory Farms Clean Up Their Act
In a landmark victory for clean water, two factory farms in Yakima, Washington agreed to clean up groundwater and limit future pollution – a result of our Resource Conservation and…
Proposition 12
FarmSTAND (formerly the Food Project at Public Justice) submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of California’s Proposition 12, which limits the sale of pork products in…
Snake River Waterkeeper v. Simplot
Snake River Waterkeeper is using the Clean Water Act to hold agribusiness company Simplot accountable to the people of Idaho for dirtying the Snake River with factory farm pollution. Simplot’s…
Essential Services for Colorado’s Farmworkers
Everyone should be able to work with dignity and access resources that better their working conditions and lives. However, agribusiness interests have threatened Colorado farmworkers’ right to access essential services…
Workers’ Compensation for Michigan’s Undocumented Workers (MIRC v. Whitmer)
Everyone should be able to work in conditions that are dignified, fair, and healthy, and getting injured at work should never mean losing your income or ability to take care…