http://www.steinreport.com/

"U.S. Judge Fred Van Sickle (E. D. Wash.), preliminarily approved a settlement in Mendoza v. Zirkle a class action in which the defendants will pay $1.3 million for the benefit of the class, the legally authorized workers of the Zirkle Fruit Co., based in Selah, Washington. This is the first case in U.S. history in which legal American workers have obtained damages from the wage depression caused by illegal immigration. The case was filed in 2000, initially dismissed, successfully appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, certified as a class action, and was set for trial on January 9, 2006," says attorney Howard Foster in a news release today. If the Court grants final approval to the settlement, following a fairness hearing on May 11, 2006, class members will receive back pay for each hour worked in the company’s warehouse and fruit orchards during the class period, 1999-2004.


HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!