May 11, 2016
Jamaican workers who accused a South Carolina golf resort of cheating them out of wages under the H-2B visa program on Wednesday reached a $2.3 million settlement agreement that will end their class action.
August 25, 2015
A South Carolina federal judge on Monday granted certification on two state-law claims to a class of seasonal migrant workers who accuse a golf resort operator of underpaying them because of their H-2B work visas, saying they satisfied all four Rule 23 prerequisites.
August 05, 2015
A South Carolina federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss claims that an employer underpaid workers at a golf resort because of their H-2B work visas, saying the employer should have been paying for travel and visa costs because they were ultimately for the company's benefit.
May 18, 2015
A proposed class of seasonal immigrant workers who accuse a golf resort operator of underpaying them should not be certified because the entire case should be dismissed, the employer told a South Carolina federal court Friday.
April 27, 2015
Jamaican immigrants who claim they were underpaid at a South Carolina golf resort made a push for class certification Monday, telling a federal judge that trying to handle claims individually would be an unmanageable situation.
April 22, 2015
A golf resort operator accused of underpaying seasonal immigrant workers told a South Carolina federal court Tuesday that their putative class action should be dismissed because the company wasn't obligated to reimburse their travel costs or pay a new prevailing wage for H-2B workers.