June 30, 2015
A New Hampshire-based carnival company accused of underpaying employees and forcing them to pay expenses related to H-2B visas has reached a $900,000 settlement with the workers, according to court documents filed in Massachusetts federal court on Tuesday.
April 23, 2015
The First Circuit declined Wednesday to review a lower court's decision ordering a legal services organization to provide privilege logs from its study of labor practices at carnivals as part of an employment and immigration class action, saying it's too early to appeal a discovery ruling.
April 08, 2015
Workers accusing a carnival company of underpaying them and forcing them to pay visa expenses told a Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday they are concerned that the company's attempt to strike language limiting communication with class members from a proposed order signals its intent to contact the class.
April 02, 2015
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday ordered mediation for a class action brought by workers accusing a major New England carnival company of underpaying them and forcing them to pick up H-2B visa expenses.
March 31, 2015
A carnival company accused of underpaying employees and forcing them to pay visa expenses took issue with the workers' proposed order for class certification Monday, saying their demands far exceed what was discussed in court.
March 26, 2015
Workers accusing an amusement park company of underpaying them and forcing them to pick up H-2B visa expenses won class certification from a Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday, one day after the company was hit with a National Labor Relations Board suit over its response to the action.
March 25, 2015
Workers suing a carnival company over allegedly underpaying them and forcing employees to shell out for H-2B visa expenses fired back at the company's bid to strike their so-called "surprise affidavits" in Massachusetts court on Tuesday, saying the court can consider them in its assessment of certification factors.
March 23, 2015
A carnival company accused of underpaying employees and forcing them to pay H-2B visa expenses urged a Massachusetts federal judge on Friday to reject the workers' request to rule that the company failed to pay overtime under state law, saying the bid is an overreach.
March 16, 2015
An amusement park company accused of underpaying employees and forcing them to pick up H-2B visa expenses urged a Massachusetts federal judge Friday to reject the worker's bid for class certification, arguing the case is plagued by individualized questions.
March 11, 2015
A New England amusement park filed a motion Tuesday asking a Massachusetts court to strike "surprise affidavits" filed by workers accusing the company of underpaying them and forcing the employees to shell out for H-2B visa expenses, saying the plaintiffs were trying to "sandbag" them.