Maria Perez
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Milwaukee, WI, United States
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Farm labor traffickers bribed Georgia government employees, federal agent testifies
Operation Blooming Onion alleges that a criminal organization subjected seasonal farmworkers to forced labor and cramped and dirty living conditions. → Read More
Labor rights groups push for reform of farmworker visa program in wake of human trafficking case
A USA TODAY investigation exposed abuse of farmworkers hired by contractors and a federal indictment accuses 24 of human trafficking in Georgia fields → Read More
Is it racism or justice? The legal tangle behind a Black woman's six-year sentence for voter fraud.
Pamela Moses' voter fraud case has dominated headlines. Here are the details you may not know. → Read More
Some migrant workers survived the canning plant, the barracks, a Super 8 motel and a commercial bus. Others didn't.
How 1 in 14 immigrant workers at a Wisconsin green bean facility died of COVID-19. → Read More
Meatpacking plants tied to more COVID-19 cases than known before, new business outbreak data shows
A business group sued to block the state from releasing updated data → Read More
Business lobby sues to stop state health department from releasing names of businesses with COVID-19 cases
WMC filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a judge to block the state health department from releasing the names of businesses with COVID-19 cases. → Read More
Workers, advocates say Strauss fired meatpacking workers after COVID-19 safety complaints
Voces de la Frontera says Strauss used old letters from the Social Security Administration to fire the workers. → Read More
85 workers test positive for coroavirus at the Smithfield meatpacking plant in Cudahy
The announcement comes as the COVID019 crisis in Wisconsin food processing companies intensifies. → Read More
COVID-19 crisis intensifies at Wisconsin food plants: 1 dead, 100 more test positive
The scope of the coronavirus problem at Wisconsin food processing plants is unknown as officials won't disclose key numbers. → Read More
Are you worried about getting coronavirus at work? Tell us about it
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wants to talk with workers who think their employers aren't following the safety measures necessary to protect them or their co-workers from coronavirus. → Read More
Emergency order requires Wisconsin growers to protect migrant workers from coronavirus
Gov. Tony Evers' emergency order requires social-distancing measures in fields, barracks-like housing and buses. → Read More
Workers are getting sick and dying, but OSHA won't crack down on businesses that fail to follow COVID-19 guidelines
“Workers are left to fend for themselves right now,” said Rebecca Reindel, safety and health director at the AFL-CIO. → Read More
The farmworkers keeping grocery stores stocked are at high risk for coronavirus
At least half of the nation’s farmworkers are undocumented, generally lack access to Medicaid and might be afraid to go to clinics. → Read More
Farms recruit Mexican veterinarians for animal scientist jobs, but end up milking and cleaning
Some U.S. dairy farms circumvent visa rules by luring Mexican professionals with offers of high-skilled jobs — then assign them menial tasks. → Read More
Florida cracks down on plastic surgery centers, becoming among toughest states
Law signed Tuesday makes Florida one of the strictest places for clinics that offer cosmetic procedures → Read More
Florida lawmakers OK sweeping reforms to crack down on deadly cosmetic surgery facilities
After years of failures, Florida legislators for the first time pass what are some of the nation's strictest controls of the plastic surgery industry. → Read More
Florida lawmakers OK sweeping reforms to crack down on deadly cosmetic surgery facilities
After years of failures, Florida legislators for the first time pass what are some of the nation's strictest controls of the plastic surgery industry. → Read More
Women seeking discount plastic surgery paid with their lives at clinics opened by felons
Florida legislators failed to act as the high-volume businesses left 13 dead, a dozen injured, according to a USA TODAY investigation. → Read More
Proposal to reform Florida plastic surgery clinics advances
Proposal advances to tighten regulations, close Florida's deadly cosmetic surgery centers. → Read More
Florida lawmaker wants to give state power to punish deadly cosmetic surgery clinics
After USA TODAY's investigation, a top Florida lawmaker wants the state to punish cosmetic surgery clinics where patients die or suffer injuries. → Read More