Migrant Workers

Hearthside Food Solutions came under fire, after an investigation by the New York Times claimed multiple, underage migrant workers were employed at the company's Grand Rapids-based plant. Hearthside will be conducting an independent review over protocols and staffing agency partners.

A Grand Rapids food plant has come under fire, amid allegations it’s violating child labor laws, by staffing underage migrant workers in dangerous work conditions.

Small farms don’t have to pay seasonal workers a minimum wage.That’s according to an opinion from Attorney General Bill Schuette. In his opinion, the AG…

To make a living, Gregorio visits about 20 farms in Southwest Michigan every year. He has a car, so he often picks up other workers on the way.“Picking…