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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Global Horizons Inc et al

  1. February 06, 2019

    9th Circ. Revives Worker Abuse Case Against Wash. Farms

    A Washington federal court erred by determining that two farms were not liable as joint employers for charges that they discriminated against Thai guest workers by subjecting them to deplorable working and living conditions, the Ninth Circuit held Wednesday.

  2. April 27, 2016

    Farm Labor Co. Must Pay $7.6M To Abused Thai Workers

    A farm labor contractor must pay $7.6 million in compensatory and punitive damages to dozens of Thai workers it was found to have exploited and abused, a Washington federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

  3. October 22, 2015

    Seyfarth Attys' Rates Lowered In Thai Worker EEOC Row

    A Washington federal judge on Wednesday awarded lower hourly rates than had been sought to the majority of Seyfarth Shaw LLP attorneys who represented two farms in a case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over the treatment of Thai workers, saying the agency's objections were shown to be valid.

  4. September 25, 2015

    Seyfarth Shaw Fee Bid In Thai Worker EEOC Suit Hits Snag

    Two Washington farms on Thursday partially won a bid for $1.1 million in attorneys' fees after beating a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit over their treatment of Thai workers under the H-2A guest worker program, but were told that the viability of certain Seyfarth Shaw LLP billing rates could not yet be determined.

  5. May 08, 2015

    Farms Say EEOC 'Muddying' Record In Worker Trafficking Suit

    Two Washington state farms that had escaped a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit over the treatment of Thai guest workers said Thursday that the agency apparently wants to relitigate old issues and "muddy the record," stressing they have been cleared of liability in the case.

  6. May 05, 2015

    EEOC Slams $1M Fee Request In Thai Worker Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday pushed back against a request by two Washington farms for about $1.1 million in attorneys' fees and costs from the agency in litigation over the treatment of Thai workers under the H-2A guest worker program, saying a federal judge incorrectly determined the case as frivolous.

  7. April 21, 2015

    Farms Seek $1M In Fees From EEOC In Thai Worker Suit

    Two Washington farms asked a federal court on Monday to force the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to hand over roughly $1.1 million in attorneys' fees and costs in litigation over the treatment of Thai workers under the H-2A guest worker program, after a judge found the suit was frivolous last month.

  8. April 17, 2015

    EEOC Seeks $19.5M Judgment In Worker Trafficking Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal judge Thursday that a California-based labor contractor should have to pay $19.5 million in damages to Thai workers who claim they were exploited while working at Washington farms.

  9. March 20, 2015

    EEOC Must Pay Farms' Fees In Thai Worker Suit, Judge Says

    A Washington federal judge has ordered the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to fork over attorneys' fees to two farms in a case over the treatment of Thai workers under the H-2A guest worker program, saying the agency's suit was frivolous.

  10. March 04, 2015

    Default OK'd In EEOC Case Over Thai Laborer Treatment

    A Washington federal judge on Tuesday signed off on a request by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and farm labor contractor Global Horizons Inc. to enter default judgment against the company in a case over its treatment of Thai workers because it is too broke to continue the case.