Bresgal v. Brock

843 F.2d 1163 91 A.L.R.Fed. 713, 107 Lab.Cas. P 34,990 Michael G. BRESGAL; Scott Landfield; Karl Gaines; Thomas A. Wilson; Northwest Forest Workers Association; Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, Agustin Villegas; Rene Guerrero; Jesus Ponce, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. William E. BROCK, Secretary of Labor, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. Nos. 86-3996, 86-4072. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 3, 1987. Decided Nov. 18, 1987. Amended March 31, 1988. Richard K. Willard, Charles H. Turner, Leonard Schaitman, and John S. Koppel, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee. D. Michael Dale, Portland, Or., and Mary Lewis, Woodburn, Or., for plaintiffs-appellees, cross-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before ANDERSON, FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 The plaintiffs are the Northwest Forest Workers Association and individual migrant agricultural workers who have worked in forestry on a seasonal basis. 2 In the forestry business, as in more conventional agricultural industries, independent labor contractors often act as…