April 12, 2023
A Washington federal judge refused to sanction Mexican workers who accused an apple orchard company of controlling them by withholding their work permits, finding no evidence that the workers advanced baseless claims.
March 10, 2023
Mexican workers who unsuccessfully argued that a Washington apple orchard unlawfully withheld their work permits urged a federal judge to reject the orchard's call for sanctions, saying the company assailed two of the suit's claims as baseless "far too late."
February 24, 2023
An apple orchard company urged a Washington federal judge to sanction temporary farmworkers and their attorneys, saying the workers advanced baseless claims about their work permits being withheld while knowing the claims were false.
November 28, 2022
A Washington federal judge trimmed a lawsuit brought by temporary farmworkers from Mexico alleging an apple orchard company withheld their work permits to restrict their movement and keep them working, noting that the workers did in fact receive their permits.
November 03, 2022
Two Mexican nationals who worked as contracted agricultural workers for an apple orchard company re-alleged in Washington federal court Wednesday that the company regularly threatened their employment and withheld their work permits by holding them accountable to unauthorized production standards.