Recent Research Indicates Increasing Costs of Farming in California is Driving Production to Mexico
Alexandra E. Hill of UC Berkely and James Sayre of UC Davis have found that the changing demographics of U.S. and Mexican farmworkers are linked with…
Kentucky Court Enjoins H-2A Rule
A federal court in Kentucky on November 25 issued a preliminary injunction that halts the U.S. Department of Labor’s implementation of its so-called…
USDA Releases Farm Labor Wage Survey Results
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the November Farm Labor Survey (FLS) on November 21. Wage data from the November Survey release is…
Georgia Federal Court Enjoins USDOL H-2A Program “Worker Protection” Rule
A federal court in Georgia on August 26 issued a preliminary injunction that halts the Department of Labor’s implementation of a disturbing regulation…
USDOL Finalizes Destructive H-2A Program Rule
Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su (formerly head of California’s Department of Industrial Relations) traveled to Sebastopol on April 26 to announce…
Labor Commissioner Issues Supplemental Notice for H-2A Employees in Advance of March 15, 2024 Notice Requirement
Barsamian & Moody March 13, 2024 California Labor Code section 2810.5 requires H-2A employers to provide notice to H-2A workers describing…
USDOL Publishes 2024 H-2A AEWRs
Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service December 15, 2023 On December 14, the U.S. Department of Labor published 2024 Adverse Effect Wage Rates…
