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October 10, 2024 | 0 comments
Before starting, let's see what the word discrimination means: Discrimination or discriminating against a person is treating them differently, unfairly or less favorably because of their country of origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation...
October 3, 2024 | 0 comments
Just four days after he began working on a sugar cane farm in Belle Glade, Florida, a 26-year-old Mexican H-2A worker died of heatstroke while on the job. The man had been working in the 97 degree Fahrenheit (36 degrees Celsius) heat for several...
September 18, 2024 | 0 comments
After poultry workers stood up and reported illegal working conditions to the government, a federal court in Los Angeles decided one of the largest wage violation settlements ever for U.S. poultry workers. The federal court ordered the owners and...
July 29, 2024 | 0 comments
As a migrant worker in the United States, you have rights under the law that your employer has to respect, no matter what your immigration status is. One resource to learn about these rights is the Department of Labor’s...
July 17, 2024 | 0 comments
In most jobs in the United States, workers generally have at least one short break, one longer break to eat, and access to public restrooms whenever necessary. This can appear as a guarantee for many, however, for others, this is a...
July 16, 2024 | 0 comments
Work visas are temporary work permits for migrant workers. These types of visas are valid for no more than 11 months and they link the employee to the employer that sponsors their visa. In this post, we will talk about the protections, rights,...
July 15, 2024 | 0 comments
People who work with temporary H-2 work visas in the United States have rights and guarantees. In this blog, we focus on the right to reimbursement for expenses incurred on the worker’s trip to work in the US with an H-2A or H-2B visa....
June 24, 2024 | 0 comments
Many H-2A workers believe they're exempt from all U.S. taxes. This isn't the case. Even though employers aren't required to withhold money from your wages for federal or state taxes, compensation for H-2A workers may need to be...
June 1, 2024 | 0 comments
The Department of Labor published a rule expanding access to injury and illness information in high-hazard industries, helping workers make more informed decisions about employment ...
May 22, 2024 | 0 comments
Lupita is a Spanish-speaking migrant worker who came to the United States seeking better opportunities for her family. One day, she felt sick and sought medical attention. When she arrived at the health clinic, she was worried that she...
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