Florida
Potato grower accused of labor trafficking
April 25, 2012The suit was filed on behalf of two farm workers. They say they were victims of trafficking and other federal and state labor law violations.
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Stand Your Ground: Self-protection or vigilante justice?
April 9, 2012A recent decision by a local judge seems to some to suggest the law is turning Florida into a modern Wild West, in which vigilante justice is the norm.
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Feds to investigate killing of Trayvon Martin
March 20, 2012Martin's family hopes that the federal government will be able to bring justice to what many around this state see as a blatantly racist miscarriage of justice.
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Nation’s labor leaders meet to mobilize for 2012 elections
March 12, 2012Leaders of almost every labor union in the country are arriving here today for a special meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council.
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Florida’s tipped workers could see their wages cut in half
February 28, 2012The CEOs of restaurants like Chilis and Outback Stakehouse think that $4.65 an hour is too much for their tipped employees.
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