Top Story Farmworkers with visas to work in NC win settlement in lawsuit over wage theft Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi The News & Observer (Raleigh) Mar 24, 2026 Mar 24, 2026 Updated Mar 27, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every year, foreign workers come to the United States on temporary visas to perform agricultural jobs that U.S. workers are not available to fill.kAm%96D6 H@C<6CD 2C6 C6BF:C65 F?56C 7656C2= =2H E@ 36 A2:5 2E =62DE 2 >:?:>F> 9@FC=J H286] qFE E96C6 2C6 ?F>6C@FD C6A@CED @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]5@=]8@G^?6HDC@@>^C6=62D6D^H95^H95a_ad_gaaQ C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw\ap 28C:4F=EFC2= H@C<6CD ?@E 36:?8 A2:5[k^2m @C 36:?8 F?56CA2:5]k^Am kAmx? 2 C646?E 42D6 :? 7656C2= 4@FCE :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ s:DEC:4E yF586 %6CC6?46 q@J=6 2AAC@G65 @? |2C49 `e 2 Sb_d[___ 4=2DD\24E:@? 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