by Adriana | Oct 5, 2016 | Impact Litigation
Yakima, WA — Seven orchard workers filed a lawsuit today in Yakima Superior Court against Jones Produce and Ag Air Flying Service alleging they were exposed to pesticides during a crop-dusting application of several restricted-use pesticides. The suit states that on...
by Adriana | Oct 1, 2016 | Impact Litigation
When our workplaces have reliable health and safety protections – whether it’s an office or a construction site, a dairy or an orchard – workers, businesses, and local economies can thrive. When those protections are weak or unenforced, the...
by Adriana | Aug 31, 2016 | Impact Litigation
The Ninth Circuit affirmed today that federal judge Stanley A. Bastian, in an earlier decision, had correctly ruled that a lawsuit involving over 600 Yakima Valley farm workers may proceed as a class action. The unanimous three-judge panel affirmed Judge Bastian’s...
by Adriana | Aug 31, 2016 | Impact Litigation
The panel affirmed the district court’s order certifying a plaintiff class of domestic farm workers who alleged violations of the Agricultural Workers’ Protection Act and Washington law. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant farm employer failed to inform them of...
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