Luna-Vanegas v. Signet Builders (2022)

Decision protected relief for misclassification of H2A agricultural guest workers who work non-agricultural jobs.

Citation: 46 F.4th 636 (2022)
Court: 7th Circuit
Date decided: Aug 19, 2022
Longer case name: Jose Ageo LUNA VANEGAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SIGNET BUILDERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Law type: Civil
Jurisdiction level:Federal
State of origin: Wisconsin
Topic(s):Migrant labor and Misclassification of labor
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Result:Win
Attorneys:Jennifer Zimmermann, Erica Sweitzer-Beckman, Attorneys, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Edward Tuddenham, Attorney, Edward Tuddenham, Paris, Ile de France, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
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Led by Legal Action of Wisconsin, decision protected relief for misclassification of H2A agricultural guest workers who work non-agricultural jobs, a practice that simultaneously results in underpaid guest workers and undercuts domestic workers by driving down wages and providing unfair competition.


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