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February 15, 2010

Forestry Company to Pay $2.75 Million to Immigrant Guestworkers
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In labor news, one of the nation’s largest forestry companies has agreed
to pay $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed by more than 2,000
foreign guestworkers. The immigrant workers said they were cheated out
of the wages they earned planting trees for the company, Superior
Forestry. It is one of the largest settlements ever reached under the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. Tim Freilich of
the Legal Aid Justice Center in Virginia said, “Employers cannot exploit
these workers with impunity. The workers have rights, and they have a
voice. This huge win shows the workers can defend their rights.”



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