July 29, 2015
A New York federal judge on Wednesday awarded $565,000 in attorneys' fees to foreign workers who secured a $1.2 million settlement on claims that TruGreen Landcare LLC failed to pay minimum wage by not reimbursing visa and travel costs, ruling that the fee award was fair and reasonable.
June 26, 2015
A New York federal judge has handed a victory to foreign workers looking to stake a claim in a $1.2 million settlement of a wage class action against TruGreen Landcare LLC, ruling temporary visas could be used as proof of employment.
May 21, 2015
Foreign workers looking to stake a claim in the $1.2 million settlement of a wage class action against TruGreen Landcare LLC pressed forward Wednesday, telling a New York federal judge the agreement allows for temporary visas to be used as proof of employment.
April 30, 2015
Several foreign workers have been refused their share of a $1.2 million class settlement in a wage suit with TruGreen Landcare LLC because the claims administrator won't accept visas as evidence they worked for the company, plaintiffs told a New York federal judge Thursday.
January 16, 2015
A New York federal court granted final approval Thursday to a $1.2 million deal between TruGreen Landcare LLC and foreign workers who say the company failed to pay minimum wage by not reimbursing visa and travel costs, although the court kept the attorney fee portion of the case alive.
August 19, 2014
Former foreign workers who say TruGreen Landcare LLC fails to pay minimum wage by not reimbursing them for visa and travel costs urged a New York federal court Monday to grant final approval to their $1.8 million collective and class action settlement with the landscaping company.