Gonzalez-Rodriguez v. Gracia

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:21-CV-406-BO LUCIA GONZALEZ-RODRIGUEZ, et ) al., ) ) Plaintiffs ) V. ) ORDER ) JOSE M. GRACIA, et. al., ) ) Defendants ) This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion for conditional certification of a collective action pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). [DE 39]. Defendants responded, and plaintiffs replied. In this posture, the matter is ripe for adjudication. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs are Mexican migrant workers who worked for defendants’ harvesting company in North Carolina. Defendants…