Legal Opinion
Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 27, 1990No. 88-2035PublishedCited by 317 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
In this case we must decide whether exclusivity provisions in state workers’ compensation laws bar migrant workers from availing themselves of a private right of action under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA), 96 Stat. 2583, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 1801 et seq. (1982 ed. and Supp. V). We hold that they do not.
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Respondents, migrant farmworkers employed by petitioner Adams Fruit Company, Inc., suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident while they traveled to work in Adams Fruit’s van. As a result of their injuries, respondents received benefits…
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