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Rios-Gutierrez et al v. Briggs Traditional Turf Farm, Inc. et al
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4:21-cv-00374
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September 03, 2024
Turf Farm Can't Claim Agricultural OT Exemption, Judge Rules
The work H-2A visa workers performed for a turf farm doesn't represent the agricultural work that would be exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a Missouri federal judge ruled Tuesday, handing the workers a partial win in their overtime suit.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.