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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Global Horizons Inc et al

  1. June 26, 2014

    Wash. Farms Seek Attys' Fees Over 'Meritless' EEOC Suit

    Two farms in Washington state on Wednesday filed a scathing motion for attorneys' fees after recently securing a victory on discrimination claims brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over the treatment of Thai workers, saying the agency should be forced to foot the bill for bringing a "meritless" suit.

  2. May 29, 2014

    Wash. Farms Dodge EEOC Human-Trafficking Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Wednesday threw out discrimination claims brought against two farms in Washington's Yakima Valley by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, leaving farm labor contractor Global Horizons Inc. as the sole defendant in a human-trafficking case over the treatment of Thai workers.

  3. June 13, 2013

    Judge Pares Down EEOC's Human-Trafficking Farmworker Suit

    A Washington federal judge Wednesday ordered the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission to specify which Thai workers it was representing in a human-trafficking case against two farms in Washington's Yakima Valley, granting the growers' motion to limit the claims.

  4. April 20, 2011

    EEOC Accuses 2 Cos. Of Indian, Thai Worker Trafficking

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suits this week against farm labor contractor Global Horizons Inc. and marine services company Signal International LLC  for allegedly discriminating against and harassing Thai and Indian workers placed on farms in Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington state.