Sarah Wixson Growers should be on alert for claims made by employees to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination based on gender, race, national origin, disability, and religion. The commission is targeting Pacific Northwest farmers. It has announced that its national priorities now include “protecting immigrant, migrant and other vulnerable workers” and “preventing harassment through systemic enforcement and targeted outreach.” What is most worrisome about these discrimination claims is that the commission often takes a charge from one employee or former employee and then argues that there is an entire class of […]