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Judge Allows Farmworkers' Forced Labor Suit To Proceed

By Ganesh Setty · January 5, 2026, 7:07 PM EST

A Michigan federal court has largely allowed two workers to continue pursuing their claims that blueberry farm operators used forced labor, finding they sufficiently alleged that the companies should've known they...

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Documents

Opinion

Case Information

Case Title

Velasco Rojas et al v. First Pick Farms, LLC et al

Case Number

1:23-cv-00604

Court

Michigan Western

Nature of Suit

Labor: Other

Date Filed

June 09, 2023

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