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Lopez Lopez et al v. Rhodes Farming, LLC et al
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November 21, 2025
NC Farmworker Wage Trial Canceled Amid Proposed Deal
A North Carolina federal judge has called off a December jury trial over claims that Lee and Sons Farms underpaid migrant H-2A workers and forced them to buy inadequate meals, with the parties telling the court there is a proposed settlement.
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September 24, 2025
Judge Preserves H-2A Worker Claims Against NC Farm
A North Carolina federal judge said the owners of Lee and Sons Farms must face a collective action brought by migrant farmworkers and certified several classes of workers alleging breach of contract and wage law violations.
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September 22, 2025
NC Farms Didn't Jointly Employ Migrant Farmers, Judge Says
Three farm operators didn't jointly employ two Mexican migrant farmers who accused them of failing to reimburse workers for travel and visa expenses and requiring illegal kickbacks for meal charges, even though the farms filed H-2A visa applications together, a North Carolina federal judge ruled.
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April 08, 2025
Farmworkers Fight To Keep Wages Collective Suit Standing
A North Carolina federal judge should reject three farms' attempts to detangle a collective and snag an early win in a suit accusing them of failing to reimburse farmworkers for travel and visa expenses, the workers said, standing by claims they said are timely and well-supported.
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October 26, 2023
Migrant Farmers Score Collective Action Cert. In Wages Suit
A North Carolina federal judge has given migrant farmworkers in situations similar to two Mexican plaintiffs the green light to join the pair's lawsuit against farms they alleged underpaid them, confiscated their passports, and illegally charged them for inadequate and unsanitary meals.
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December 05, 2022
Migrant Workers Sue NC Farms Over Pay, 'Unsanitary' Food
Migrant farmworkers in eastern North Carolina say they were shortchanged, had their passports confiscated and were forced to pay for meals that were often "cold and covered in flies" by the time they returned from work, according to a proposed federal class and collective action.