In late January and early February 2026, two federal courts on opposite sides of the country halted the Trump administration’s efforts to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. For the roughly 350,000 Haitians who rely on TPS to lawfully live and work in the...
Read More"In Bouhabib’s mind, that growing fear works to the benefit of food and agriculture corporations like JBS, as many workers choose to stay quiet. Still, she said, 'some of these workers still believe in the justice system of America.'"...
Read More"Industrial animal agriculture legal advocacy organization FarmSTAND filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against Smithfield Foods, alleging chronic worker abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic, 'as outbreak after outbreak swept through communities of meatpacking workers, who are mostly people of...
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2025 has been a hard year. From the start, the second Trump Administration has waged cruel assaults on America’s most vulnerable communities: immigrants, workers, activists, and anyone who dares to stand up against injustice and corporate control. These attacks touch all parts of our food...
Read More"With the help of law firms Public Citizen Litigation Group, FarmSTAND, Towards Justice, and Public Justice, Leah Cross filed a lawsuit against the EEOC, arguing that its decision to close all disparate impact claims was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law."...
Read MoreA lawsuit filed today against JBS accuses the leading global meat processing company of exploiting over 1,000 Haitian workers recruited under false pretenses for its Greeley, Colorado plant....
Read MoreJBS, the largest meat company in the world, exploited over 1,000 Haitian workers recruited under false pretenses for its Greeley, Colorado plant to boost corporate profits. Starting in late 2023, JBS began recruiting Haitians via TikTok, promising employment without English language requirements and free housing...
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Read More Case: Workers' Compensation for Michigan's Undocumented Workers (MIRC v. Whitmer)"This is a sad day for the law in Michigan. The Michigan Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling today was not on the merits of whether the state is legally obligated to include all workers - regardless of immigration status - in workers’ comp. But the decision...
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