Rios-Gutierrez et al v. Briggs Traditional Turf Farm, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:21-cv-00374

Court:

Missouri Western

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr

Firms

  1. December 04, 2023

    Workers Seek Partial Win In Turf Farm OT Suit

    Former H-2A visa workers alleging that a turf farm avoided paying them overtime by calling them agricultural workers urged a Missouri federal judge to hold the business liable, saying the work was landscaping and it is plainly bound by overtime rules.

  2. April 21, 2022

    Turf Farm Wants Sanctions Bid In OT Suit Axed For 'Hearsay'

    A turf farm business asked a Missouri federal judge Thursday to deny a sanctions request by a group of workers alleging that it intimidated incoming workers from opting into a collective action by illegally informing them that they're ineligible for overtime, arguing that the request is based on "inadmissible hearsay."

  3. April 08, 2022

    Workers Seek Sanctions On Turf Farm For Misleading Opt-Ins

    A group of workers has asked a Missouri federal judge to sanction a turf farm, claiming it told incoming workers they cannot earn overtime pay, which caused the workers to believe they can't opt in to a collective action against the company alleging it withheld overtime pay.

  4. February 11, 2022

    Former Farm Employees Granted Class Cert. In FLSA Suit

    Former workers who laid sod at a turf farm on H-2A visas won their bid for conditional certification in a collective action alleging the company misclassified them as agricultural workers and failed to pay them overtime, a Missouri federal judge ruled Friday.