Advocates say workers on H-2A and H-2B visas often hesitate to report abuse because the program ties their visa to a specific employer, who can threaten to.
Advocates say workers on H-2A and H-2B visas often hesitate to report abuse because the program ties their visa to a specific employer, who can threaten to.
Advocates say workers on H-2A and H-2B visas often hesitate to report abuse because the program ties their visa to a specific employer, who can threaten to.
For Maribel Hernández, falling ill with COVID-19 at a Louisiana crawfish processor and losing her job was terrible enough. But the Mexican guest worker was in for another shock. A federal labor investigation in 2020, initially focusing on worksite safety, revealed that the company failed to pay Hernández and 99 other guest workers a total of $138,629 in overtime earnings.