| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 2 items ) |
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BLACK MISSISSIPPI FARMWORKERS SETTLE LAWSUIT ALLEGING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND ABUSE OF H-2A GUEST WORKER PROGRAM
INDIANOLA, Mississippi, April 3 -- Mississippi Center for Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2024:
Today, Southern Migrant Legal Services (SMLS) and Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) announced that their clients, 14 Black farmworkers from the Mississippi Delta, settled their case alleging their employer had offered better pay and more hours to foreign guest workers than to local Black workers. The lawsuit was brought by former employees of Nobile Fish Farms, a business tha
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RAINN Calls on Mississippi to Make Reporting Sex Crimes Safe When Substances Have Been Used
JACKSON, Mississippi, April 3 -- Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network issued the following news on April 1, 2024:
Today, RAINN, along with Representative Dana McLean (R-District 39-MS), the Center for Violence Prevention, Joyful Heart, and Ole Miss' VIP: Survivor Support called for the passage of HB 1537 in Mississippi. The Bill provides immunity from offenses involving substance use to those seeking to report a sex crime.
"As lawmakers, it is our responsibility to encourage victims and wit
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