The California Agricultural Network is suing the former owner of a tomato farm for allegedly concealing pertinent facts about the business’s ownership structure and financial strength before it went out of business and laid off all employees in September 2021.
“Further, (Houweling Nurseries Oxnard Inc.) and its owners, the defendants herein, failed to undertake even minimal steps to prevent or minimize post-termination claims by laid-off workers, a foreseeable and often avoidable consequence of any business shutdown,” the complaint says. “Defendants did such a poo...
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