farmworker rights
MLive: Lawsuit over workers’ comp for undocumented immigrants lands in Michigan Supreme Court
“The governor has been playing a game throughout this case. She has insisted on immunity up to this court and that is why she’s been able to delay this case…
Bloomberg Law: Michigan Justices Urged to Revive Immigrant Worker Benefit Case
The state Court of Appeals tossed the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center’s case against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) because it wrongly concluded that the group blew past a one-year filing deadline…
Law 360: Mich. Justice Unsure Gov. Exempt From 1-Year Claim Deadline
The case has been stymied by a provision of the Michigan Court of Claims Act requiring plaintiffs suing the state to either bring a claim or file a notice of…
CBS News: Immigrant advocates challenge Michigan workers’ comp policy, seek pay for undocumented workers hurt on the job
“This case isn’t about recovering any damages passed; it’s simply saying that the governor has to comply with the law going forward,” said David Muraskin, managing director for litigation, FarmSTAND.
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…
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…
Bloomberg Law: DOL Foreign Farmworker Organizing Rule Withstands Challenge
“'Judge Flanagan’s opinion carefully and correctly applied the law to uphold this important rule, which contains crucial protections for some of this country’s most vulnerable workers,' said Nathan Leys, staff…
Sentient Media: Could People in ICE Detention Centers Be Forced to Work in Slaughterhouses?
“I think what this Administration and Big Ag wants to create is this environment of fear,” says Bouhabib. “Whether or not they get deported or detained, they’re not going to…