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April 28, 2022 In Press Release

Michigan Court Advances Lawsuit Advocating for Workers’ Compensation for Undocumented Workers

Today, the State of Michigan Court of Claims ruled to deny the defendant’s motion for summary disposition in a case concerning workers’ compensation for undocumented immigrants in Michigan. This allows the case to proceed....

April 28, 2022 In Resource Materials

Opinion and Order Denying Defendant’s Motion for Summary Disposition (MIRC)

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Read More Case: Workers' Compensation for Michigan's Undocumented Workers

March 11, 2022 In Resource Materials

Amicus Brief of Rep. Mark Pocan, Sen. Cory A. Booker, and Four Other Members of the U.S. House of Representatives (Center for Food Safety v. Perdue)

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February 4, 2022 In Resource Materials

Opening Brief of Appellants (Maid-Rite)

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Read More Case: Maid-Rite (Justice at Work v. Sec. of Labor)

February 4, 2022 In Resource Materials

Amicus Brief of Former Senior Officials of the U.S. Department of Labor (Maid-Rite)

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Read More Case: Maid-Rite (Justice at Work v. Sec. of Labor)

November 22, 2021 In Press Release

Food Worker and Food & Farm Justice Organizations Support the Introduction of the Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021 (PAMWA)

Today, Senator Cory Booker and Representative Ro Khanna announced the Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021 (PAMWA). Meat and poultry processing workers--a majority of whom are people of color--are vulnerable to exploitation by the handful of massive corporations dominating the industry....

November 4, 2021 In Press Release

Grupo de Derechos de Inmigrantes presenta un litigio para Asegurar que los Trabajadores Indocumentados de Michigan Reciban Compensación por Accidentes Laborales

Hoy, El Centro de Derechos de Inmigrantes (“MIRC”), representados por Justicia Pública (Public Justice) y El Centro de Derecho para la Justicia Económica y Social Sugar (Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice), presentaron un litigio para asegurar que los inmigrantes indocumentados lesionados en...

November 4, 2021 In Press Release

Immigrant Rights Group Files Lawsuit to Ensure Undocumented Workers Receive Workers’ Compensation in Michigan

Today, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC), represented by Public Justice and the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice, filed a lawsuit to ensure that undocumented immigrants who are injured at work receive workers’ compensation wages in Michigan. The lawsuit, filed in the State of Michigan Court...

November 4, 2021 In Resource Materials

Complaint (MIRC)

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Read More Case: Workers' Compensation for Michigan's Undocumented Workers

November 3, 2021 In Cases

Workers’ Compensation for Michigan’s Undocumented Workers

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 of your family. However, for the past 17 years undocumented workers in Michigan who suffer serious...

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