March 24, 2017
The Fifth Circuit Thursday denied Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC's request that it rehear a decision finding that the company cannot compel the release of identifying visa application information on employees who have brought a sexual harassment suit against it, but after the appeals court revised the decision in favor of Koch.
December 09, 2016
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Fifth Circuit on Thursday to deny Koch Foods’ request to rehear an order finding the company cannot compel the release of identifying visa application information on employees who have brought a sexual harassment suit against it, saying the ruling doesn’t conflict with precedent.
September 28, 2016
Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC cannot compel the release of identifying visa application information on employees who brought a sexual harassment suit against it, the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday, finding that a lower court's decision to grant access to U Visa application information could dissuade immigrant victims from bringing complaints in the future.
July 20, 2016
A June Fifth Circuit ruling cited by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission does not support the agency's argument on appeal that a lower court had erred in allowing discovery of U visa applications of Koch Food employees, a lawyer for the food distributor argued on Tuesday.
March 18, 2016
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday that a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit supports the agency's position that it is not required to identify all aggrieved individuals before filing suit in an appeal over discovery with Koch Foods Inc.
March 10, 2016
Former Koch Foods of Mississippi employees told the Fifth Circuit Wednesday that the company misstated the law in an appeal over its attempt to delve into efforts by Hispanic workers allegedly subjected to sexual abuse to obtain U-visas that allow crime victims to stay in the U.S.
February 25, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Fifth Circuit Wednesday not to let Koch Foods Inc. delve into efforts by employees alleging assault and other abuses to obtain visas that allow crime victims to stay in the U.S., saying the move could discourage future victims from coming forward.
December 23, 2015
There is evidence that Hispanic workers alleging sexual abuse and physical assaults at a unit of Koch Foods Inc. are pursuing the claims as a means to obtain legal status, the company said Tuesday, urging the Fifth Circuit to allow discovery of the workers' visa applications.
October 23, 2015
The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday urged the Fifth Circuit against compelling Koch Food workers to respond to immigration-related discovery requests by the company, saying that such a ruling would set bad precedent for other cases involving employee claims of harassment and retaliation.
October 16, 2015
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Fifth Circuit Thursday to block Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC from delving into efforts by Hispanic workers allegedly subjected to sexual abuse and physical assaults to obtain U-visas, which allow crime victims to stay in the U.S.