"They Do Not Have to Compromise Their Rights for a Paycheck"

"'Guest workers are too often seen as disposable workers who can be cheated and exploited,' SPLC attorney Jim Knoepp said. 'This settlement sends a powerful message that these workers have rights and that their employers will be held accountable.'"

Chuck Bartles of the Associated Press reports via ABC News of a class-action lawsuit settlement to pay migrant workers in the south nearly three million dollars in back wages.