REYES v. REMINGTON HYBRID SEED CO., INC.

No. 05-1628.

495 F.3d 403 (2007)

Daniel REYES, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. REMINGTON HYBRID SEED COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 20, 2007.

As Amended August 30, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent H. Beckman, Legal Assistance Foundation, Chicago, IL, Rodolfo D. Sanchez (argued), Texas Riogrande Legal Aid, Weslaco, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Donald W. Shelmon (argued), Shelmon & Associates, Rensselaer, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Catherine K. Ruckelshaus, National Employment Law Project, New York, NY, Amicus Curiae.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Braulio Zarate, Jr., recruited members of the Reyes and Garcia families to detassel and rogue corn plants in fields under the control of Remington Hybrid Seed Company. Hybrids can be grown only if the plant's tassel is removed so that it may be fertilized by a different variety. Detasseling must be done several times per season, and though machines have been developed for this task Remington prefers hand detasseling when that is feasible...

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