U.S. E.E.O.C. v. GLOBAL HORIZONS, INC.

No. 16-35528.

915 F.3d 631 (2019)

U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GLOBAL HORIZONS, INC., dba Global Horizons Manpower, Inc.; Green Acre Farms, Inc.; Valley Fruit Orchards, LLC; Does, 1-10 Inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 6, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail S. Coleman (argued), Elizabeth E. Theran , and Jeremy D. Horowitz , Attorneys; Lorraine C. Davis , Assistant General Counsel; Jennifer S. Goldstein , Associate General Counsel; James L. Lee , Deputy General Counsel; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, Washington, D.C.; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Justo G. Gonzalez (argued), Lance A. Pelletier , and Brendan V. Monahan , Stokes Lawrence, P.S., Seattle, Washington, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: Ronald M. Gould and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges, and Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, District Judge.


OPINION

Green Acre Farms and Valley Fruit Orchards (the Growers) are fruit growers in the State of Washington. In 2003, the Growers experienced labor shortages and entered into agreements with Global Horizons, Inc., a labor contractor, to obtain temporary workers for their orchards. With the Growers' approval, Global...

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