2024 Farmworker Justice Conference

2024 Farmworker Justice Conference

Welcome to the 2024 Farmworker Law Conference! We are so excited to host you in Atlanta this year.

Session materials are available in the Learning Lab, where you can also claim CLE credit and provide session feedback.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to learninglab@nlada.org.

7:30am EST

Pre-Con Registration Grand Pre-Function

8:30am EST

The New Advocates Pre-Conference Grand AB

10:30am EST

The New Advocates Pre-Conference Grand AB

12:00pm EST

Pre-Con Lunch Grand Pre-Function

1:30pm EST

The New Advocates Pre-Conference Grand AB

4:00pm EST

Conference Registration Grand Pre-Function

6:00pm EST

NLADA FW Directors Meeting Atlanta 4, 5

7:30am EST

Breakfast and Registration Grand Pre-Function

8:30am EST

Open Plenary & Small Group Discussions Grand AB

10:00am EST

Break on your own

10:30am EST

Cannabis Industry Turns Back the Clock on Immigrant Workers’ Rights: What Farmworker Programs across the Country Need to Know Grand ABonnie Allen-Sailer • Aimée Marquez • Corinna Spencer-Scheurich • Michael Vafa What’s New in FLSA Representation: Overtime for Farmworkers, Collective Action Changes, and More Grand BErica Sweitzer-Beckman • Trent Taylor • Carol Brooke • Peter Murray • Jennifer Zimmermann

12:00pm EST

Lunch (on own) on your own Non-Attorney Farmworker Advocates Meeting Grand A

1:30pm EST

Camp Access: Legal Bases for Access, Recent Litigation, and Addressing Access Challenges Grand ATrent Taylor • Kristin Donovan • Kelsey Eberly • Manuel Gago Empowering Small Teams: Strategies for Successful Agricultural Outreach with Limited Staff Grand BJanellys Santa

3:00pm EST

Break on your own

3:30pm EST

Using Data in Farmworker Outreach, Advocacy, and Representation Grand AElise Sporre • Dave Mauch • Art Read Harvesting Connections: Centering Farmworkers in Accessing Justice Grand BAnne Piervil • Maryanne Ortiz-Herrera

5:00pm EST

Welcome Reception Grand Pre-Function

7:30am EST

Breakfast Grand Pre-Function

8:30am EST

¿Sabe RICO? A Review of Tools and Best Practices for Litigating Farmworker Cases Under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) Grand BDaniel Werner Precarious Protection: Analyzing Compliance with Pesticide Regulations for Farmworker Safety Grand ABecca Barkey • Laurie Beyranevand • Tessa Pulaski • Tomás Rogel • Emma Scott • Lisa Palumbo

10:00am EST

Break on your own

10:30am EST

Regulatory Changes Affecting H-2A Workers Grand AAlexis Guild • Lori Johnson • Carmen Martinez • Shane Ross “La Abogada Esta Presente” Examining A Farmworker Medical Legal Partnership - overcoming barriers to service and improving farmworker health and wellbeing through embedded community partnerships Grand BKeith Talbot • Maya McCann • Claudia Quintero

12:00pm EST

Low Wage Worker Network Meeting Grand A Lunch (food trucks) 1st Floor, Doors by Exhibit Hall

1:30pm EST

Holistic Advocacy: Navigating Direct Service Work with a Focus on Clients and Advocates as Whole People Grand BPretty S. Martinez • Evy Tolentino Challenges in Transnational Litigation - remote procedures and cross border advocacy strategies in a post-pandemic world Grand AAgnes Baik • Maryanne Ortiz Herrera • Patricia Kakalec • Abigail Kerfoot • Nan Schivone • Dorian Slaybod • Jenny Zimmermann

3:00pm EST

Break on your own

3:30pm EST

Misuse of Underregulated Visa Categories in Animal Agriculture Grand BAmal Bouhabib • Henna Kaur Tax information for farmworkers and farmworker advocates Grand ALazlo Beh • Christianne Quieroz

7:30am EST

Breakfast Grand Pre-Function

8:30am EST

The Good Caretaker: How to Avoid and Resolve Ethical Issues in the Course of representing Farmworkers Grand AErica Sweitzer-Beckman • Trent Taylor ¿Nos entendemos? Idioma como herramienta para servir mejor a los trabajadores Grand BSolimar Mercado-Spencer • Carmen S. Santiago

10:00am EST

Break on your own

10:30am EST

Immigration Protections for our Farmworker Community: Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement Grand BLorena Avalos • Hannah Fishman • Lerae Kroon • Zaida Rivera • Blanca E. Rodriguez Calculating Damages and Evaluating Remedies in Farmworker Cases Grand ABonnie Allen-Sailer • Dave Mauch