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December 6, 2024 In Cases

Stopping Big Ag Exploitation of J-1 Visa Holders (Alvarado v. Livingston)

Represented by FarmSTAND, Legal Aid of Nebraska, and Radford Scott LLP, these three Guatemalan men are suing Livingston Enterprises and Worldwide Farmers Exchange, the company that deceptively recruited them. The lawsuit targets a practice that has allowed employers like Livingston to exploit the J-1 visa...

December 6, 2024 In Resource Materials

Alvarado v. Livingston Amended Complaint

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November 13, 2024 In Press Release

A Fair Food System Can’t Wait: FarmSTAND’s Statement Following the 2024 Election

At FarmSTAND, we’re not just taking on corporations; we’re fighting alongside every worker, every community, and every farmer under threat from this new administration. As policies shift to further favor corporate power over the public good, we’re committed to fighting the battles that matter most....

October 30, 2024 In Resource Materials

Amicus Brief of Farmworker Groups (Summary Judgment)

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Read More Case: Defending the Rights of Seasonal Agricultural Workers

September 26, 2024 In 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 housing without fear of retaliation and protection from injury during their commutes to work....

September 24, 2024 In Resource Materials

Order Granting Preliminary Injunction

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Read More Case: Defending the Rights of Seasonal Agricultural Workers

September 24, 2024 In Resource Materials

Amicus Brief of Farmworker Groups (Preliminary Injunction)

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Read More Case: Defending the Rights of Seasonal Agricultural Workers

August 29, 2024 In News

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. ...

August 29, 2024 In News

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 to the bottom,” a scenario where a lack of regulation pushes agriculture employers to prefer...

July 16, 2024 In Press Release

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 recently finalized rule protecting the rights of workers in temporary agricultural employment. The amici groups are...

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Stopping Big Ag Exploitation of J-1 Visa Holders (Alvarado v. Livingston)

Alvarado v. Livingston Amended Complaint

A Fair Food System Can’t Wait: FarmSTAND’s Statement Following the 2024 Election

Amicus Brief of Farmworker Groups (Summary Judgment)

Defending the Rights of Seasonal Agricultural Workers

Order Granting Preliminary Injunction

Amicus Brief of Farmworker Groups (Preliminary Injunction)

Bloomberg Law: Foreign Farmworker Safeguards in Doubt as DOL Tests Its Power

Georgia judge rules in favor of states against new labor rule for farmworker protections

Farmworker Advocates, Workers File Amicus Brief Defending Biden H-2A Protections

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