Labor & Employment
Jun. 4, 2015
Cynthia Rice
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc. Oakland
As a legal advocate for farm workers, Rice's job is often fighting "the uphill battle" of policing abuses of the H-2A temporary work visa program for agricultural labor.
In May, U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England approved a $640,000 settlement on behalf of workers brought in from Mexico to work for six months in delta orchards and vineyards near Sacramento. Suing not only for missed payments but a...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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