Worker Justice
Bloomberg Law: Foreign Farmworker Safeguards in Doubt as DOL Tests Its Power
Safeguards in the regulations like seatbelt requirements for employer-provided transportation are a “life and death issue” for many foreign workers in the US, said Leys of FarmSTAND.
Georgia judge rules in favor of states against new labor rule for farmworker protections
Eberly also pointed out a main argument from the amicus brief, that the reform to H-2A in turn protects domestic farm workers, by helping prevent what she calls a “race…
Worker Legal Services and Education Groups File Amicus Brief on Need for OSHA ‘Walkaround’ Rule
A variety of national and state-based organizations that provide education and legal services to workers have filed an amicus brief in defense of a critical Biden Administration rule related to…
Farmworker Advocates, Workers File Amicus Brief Defending Biden H-2A Protections
Late yesterday, a group of farmworker advocates – and workers who have labored alongside H-2A agricultural workers – filed an amicus brief in a meritless legal challenge to the Biden Administration’s…
Why Big Ag Makes Children Do Their Dirty Work
Our food system should nourish kids and make sure they grow up to be physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy. Children need healthy food to grow. They also need sufficient sleep,…
Bloomberg Law: Bird Flu Outbreak Sparks Call for Dairy Farms to Protect Workers
“Workers who raise health concerns with their supervisors are further protected by the Occupational Safety and Health Act’s anti-retaliation provisions, said Amal Bouhabib, senior staff attorney with the worker advocacy…
Law360: Group Sued Over Immigrants’ Benefits Too Late, Panel Holds
“The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center is represented by John C. Philo of the Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice, and David S. Muraskin of FarmSTAND.”
Factory Farms Are A Breeding Ground For Disease. We Deserve A Healthier Food System.
These industrial-scale operations come at an extreme cost to animal welfare and public health. Close confinement of animals can increase disease transmission. More contact with other animals, longer contact, poor…
Law360: Colo. Org Lacks Standing In Access Law Row, Judge Says
Kelsey Eberly, who represents Colorado Legal Services, said in a statement that the judge’s decision is a “victory for human decency, and for the health and well-being of farmworkers in…