STATESBORO, GA — A U.S. federal judge recently ordered a Georgia Vidalia onion farmer to pay workers $1.4 million in unpaid overtime and damages over allegations that the defendant failed to properly pay workers under federal labor and wage laws.
SEATTLE — A pair of former dairy farm workers for Washington-based DeRuyter Brothers Dairy recently filed a class action unpaid overtime lawsuit aimed not only at recouping unpaid time and a half wages but also overturning a long held state law.
LOS ANGELES — The California General Assembly will soon vote on a measure that would eventually extend farmworkers the same overtime pay standards as most hourly workers across the country.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A court of appeals recently ruled that farm workers involved in the growing of bait worms are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). After receiving a complaint from farm workers, the Department of Labor investigated the Silver Bait worm farm’s labor practices and ultimately determined that the farm […]