July 16, 2010 Media Contact: Emily L. Dietz 1-800-852-975 x 2160 For Immediate Release: Seven U.S. farm workers who lost their jobs to foreign guest workers were left stranded in fields hours from their home while their employer went to the Mexico border to pick up foreign guest workers.  The U.S. workers filed a lawsuit in United States District Court against their employer, S&H (S&H) Farm Labor. They are represented by Anna Dahlquist and Pamela Bridge, attorneys at Community LRead More....

For Release: July 2010 Issue:  Economic Development Journal of Mohave County What is Legal Aid? ‘Legal aid’ is defined as free legal help for those who need, but cannot afford to hire an attorney. For most, without an attorney, accessing the justice system or mounting an effective defense is intimidating as one attempts to navigate an unfamiliar and complicated justice system. But what happens when one cannot afford an attorney? What happens when you are faced with a legal probleRead More....

US law requires growers to hire domestic farm workers before relying on foreign farm labor Yuma, Arizona - February 2, 2009 - Over twenty- five US workers, who lost their jobs to foreign guest workers, filed complaints with the Department of Labor and Department of Economic Security in Arizona against their employers. The workers are represented by Community Legal Services, a not-for-profit civil law firm in Arizona. The complaints filed Friday allege that in the fall of 2008, instead of rRead More....