Legal Opinion

Bracero v. New Tree Personnel Services, Inc.

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided July 21, 2006No. Civil 05-2074CCCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

CONSUELO CEREZO, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, forty-one (41) Puerto Rican migrant agricultural workers, have brought this action against defendants, New Tree Personnel Services, Inc. (New Tree), Southone Louangxonikone a/k/a Aaron Louangxonikone (Louangxonikone), David E. Turner d/b/a Turnert Farms, Matthew Jones and William Weeks d/b/a Thunder Swamp Farms, claiming that the latter violated their rights under the Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA), 29 U.S.C. § 1801 et. seq. and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C.. § 216 et. seq. Plaintiffs allege that the defendants were…

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  2. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Calder v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, Inc. v. American Bar Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998

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