Federal Judge Denies Dismissal Of Temp Guest Workers’ Prevailing Wage Class Suit

Mealey's (September 12, 2017, 1:04 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — Workers employed by a landscaping company under the H-2B visa program may proceed with class claims that they were improperly denied wages, paid at a rate less than that mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and denied reimbursement of certain expenses, a Maryland federal judge ruled Sept. 7, noting that to the extent that certain DOL H-2B visa regulations are currently under review, a stay of the action or severance of the claim may be appropriate if those related proceedings are not resolved before the trial in the present case (Aviles-Cervantes, et al. v. Outside Unlimited, Inc., No. 16-1214, D. Md., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144847)....