document
Covarrubias v. Captain Charlie's Seafood Inc. - Complaint
Document Date:
March 17, 2010
Affiliate:
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of North Carolina
Three Mexican women employed on temporary worker visas in North Carolina have sued Captain Charlie's, a seafood processing company, for unlawfully restricting them to certain work solely because they are women. The lawsuit also claims that the company underpaid them, unlawfully failed to reimburse their travel costs and wrongfully fired them.
Related Issues
Related Content
-
North CarolinaNov 2011
Women's Rights
Covarrubias v. Capt. Charlie's Seafood Inc.
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of North Carolina and the North Carolina Justice Center filed a class action lawsuit and charges of discrimination against Capt. Charlie's Seafood, Inc. on behalf of three temporary H-2B visa workers for unlawfully restricting them to certain work solely because they are women. The class action lawsuit charged that the company underpaid H-2B visa workers and failed to reimburse them for visa and travel costs.