June 24, 2026
Foreign workers asked a Georgia federal judge to approve a $2.7 million settlement to resolve class action claims that an Atlanta-area building materials supplier and staffing and recruiting agencies violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and a state racketeering law.
January 23, 2025
A Georgia federal judge has said a proposed class action by Mexican engineers who say they were duped into doing manual labor in the U.S. should largely proceed, finding they have sufficiently backed their state racketeering claims.
March 27, 2024
An Atlanta-based building materials wholesaler and two recruitment and staffing agencies were hit with a proposed class action alleging they lured skilled Mexican engineers and technicians to the U.S. to fill manual labor positions under a temporary visa program for high-skilled workers.