The forgotten ones: Few remedies for injured contractors

By Jim Morris

Contractors injured on the job, like Jose Herrera, have little means for redress

Excerpts from this story referencing "Hortencia":

"… ike Herrera might earn $3,500, enough to provide a good life for his wife, Hortencia, and son and frequent fishing companion, José.By late morning, Herrera an …"

"… l arts, dancing, fishing with his son, now 13.A photograph shows José and Hortencia at a dance, in better days. “He’s not the husband I had before,” she …"