Hurricane Maria Aid Workers Can't Pursue FEMA For Wages

By Elaine Briseño · April 22, 2026, 9:49 PM EDT

A First Circuit panel said Wednesday that workers for a nonprofit organization that received Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for Hurricane Maria relief efforts cannot sue the federal government for unpaid...

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Case Information

Case Title

Vernaliz Perez, et al v. FEMA, et al

Case Number

24-2131

Court

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit

2790 Other Labor Litigation

Date Filed

December 17, 2024