Arriaga v. Florida Pacific Farms, LLC
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
305 F.3d 1228 (2002)
- Written by Kelsey Libby, JD
Facts
Florida Pacific Farms, LLC, and Sleepy Creek Farms, Inc. (the farms) (defendants) employed migrant farm workers (the workers) (plaintiffs) from Mexico pursuant to the H-2A visa program, which authorized the short-term employment of nonimmigrant aliens. The workers paid the following amounts related to their employment: $100 for the visa; $45 for the visa-application fee; $130 for bus fare from Monterrey, Mexico, to Florida; and $6 for the border crossing. The farms reimbursed the workers for the $130 bus fare halfway through the contract period and paid the bus fare directly for the return trip. The farms did not reimburse the workers for additional bus fare between Monterrey and their homes, the visa costs, or the border-crossing fee. The workers sued the farms pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for failure to properly reimburse employment expenses. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, and the district court granted the farms’ motion. The workers appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Kravitch, J.)
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