Garcia-Celestino et al v. Ruiz Harvesting, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:10-cv-00542

Court:

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Marvin E. Aspen

Firms

  1. May 12, 2017

    Citrus Co. Ruled Joint Employer In Guest Worker Wage Suit

    A Florida federal judge ruled Thursday that Consolidated Citrus Ltd. Partnership was a joint employer under the H-2A visa program to a certified class of more than 150 guest workers who allege the citrus company and a subcontractor stiffed the laborers on wages.

  2. April 26, 2016

    Citrus Co. Says Fla. Law Doesn't Apply To Fees In Wage Row

    The bulk of the $191,853 in attorneys' fees sought by a certified class of more than 150 guestworkers who allege a citrus company and a subcontractor stiffed them on wages would represent an "unprecedented expansion" of a Florida state law that covers the awarding of legal fees, the company argued Monday.

  3. February 25, 2016

    Citrus Co. To Appeal Wage Damages Award For Guestworkers

    A Florida citrus company intends to appeal an order that it pay $195,156 in damages to a certified class of more than 150 guestworkers with temporary work visas who accused it of failing to pay minimum wage and breaching their work contracts.

  4. January 27, 2016

    Citrus Co. Must Pay H-2A Workers $195K Award In Wage Row

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday ordered Consolidated Citrus Ltd. Partnership to pay $195,156 to a certified class of temporary H-2A Mexican guestworkers who accused the company of failing to pay minimum wage and breaching their work contracts.

  5. May 29, 2015

    H-2A Workers Win On Joint Liability In Fruit Farm Wage Row

    A Florida federal judge ruled Thursday that an orange grove and its employment subcontractor are joint employers of a certified class of H-2A workers and thus jointly responsible for the subcontractor's actions.

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