Worker Justice
Civil Rights and Immigrant Advocates Await Supreme Court Decision in MIRC v Whitmer
Today the Michigan Supreme Court heard oral argument in MIRC v. Whitmer, a case that will determine whether the state can violate the rights of Michiganders with impunity. The case…
Michigan Public Radio: Michigan high court hears case about workers’ comp for undocumented immigrants
“Our hope is that we immediately go from the Court of Appeals to the trial court, the Court of Claims, to get the merits decided and then can, hopefully, vindicate…
Michigan Advance: Advocates challenge Whitmer policy in Michigan Supreme Court Wednesday over workers’ comp denials
“That would mean that when the governor has a policy of any unconstitutional conduct, including this one, the fact that she got away with it for a year would keep…
REGISTER: Immigrant and Civil Rights Advocates to Discuss Huge Stakes of Michigan Supreme Court Case MIRC v. Whitmer
On Monday, October 6, advocates for civil liberties, and for the rights of immigrants and food system workers, will discuss how a case before Michigan’s Supreme Court on October 8…
The New York Times: They Were Promised a Taste of America. They Got Abuse and Exploitation.
“'There’s something malicious about calling it a cultural exchange program,' said Amal Bouhabib, a lawyer who has represented J-1 visa workers, 'where people think they’ll be learning and experiencing American…
Law360: Mich. Justices Won’t Delay Arguments Amid Shutdown Worry
“The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center is represented by John Philo of the Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice and David S. Muraskin of FarmSTAND.”
Colorado Public Radio: Dairy Worker Families Call for Reforms and Recognition After Tragic Accident Kills Six
“These are not ‘Old McDonald’s Farm’ with sort of a small scale and small risks. These are large industrial facilities,” said Kelsey Eberly, an attorney at FarmSTAND, a national organization…
No, Americans Won’t Fill Big Ag Jobs. Corporations Prefer It That Way.
In creatively cruel ways, President Trump is making good on his promise to carry out the largest mass deportation in history. Across the country, heavily armed federal agents in camouflage…
Public News Service: International students sue NE firm for being recruited to work in CAFOs
“'My hope in coming to the U.S. on a J-1 visa was to share my culture and learn about U.S. culture. I wanted to improve as a person, as a…