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Vulnerable Victims Foreign Workers Agricultural Sector

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Failure to Disclose Arbitration Agreement In Visa Petition May Nullify Agreement

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In early 2020, Alco Harvesting, LLC hired Jesus Guzman, a citizen of Mexico, to perform agricultural work in Santa Maria under the H-2A visa program. The H-2A visa program allows employers to hire foreign nationals to engage...more

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California Court Finds Arbitration Agreement Invalid and Unenforceable as a Result of Economic Duress and Undue Influence

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The plaintiff, an agricultural laborer, brought suit against his employer who, in turn, moved to compel arbitration based on the arbitration agreement in the parties’ employment contract. The plaintiff opposed, successfully...more

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