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DOL Suspends Enforcement of Embattled "Farmworker Protection" Rule: What Does it Mean For Agricultural Employers?

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Federal officials announced late Friday they were suspending enforcement of what it called “the Biden Administration’s burdensome 2024 farmworker rule,” effective immediately – news that should provide a measure of relief to...more

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DOL: Indefinite Delay in FLAG System Update for New H-2A Farmworker Visa Rule

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has decided to delay updating its Foreign Labor Application Gateway, or FLAG, case processing system to implement revised H-2A job order and application forms for the new 2024 Farmworkers...more

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Federal Judge Blocks DOL’s “Farmworker Protection Rule” in 17 States: What Should Agricultural Employers Do Now?

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A federal judge in Georgia just blocked the Department of Labor’s “Farmworker Protection Rule” for employers in 17 states, providing a measure of relief for many agricultural employers but throwing many others into a state of...more

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DOL Finalizes Farmworker Protection Rule: 8 Key Takeaways for H-2A Agricultural Employers

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The U.S. Department of Labor just released a final rule that will expand employment protections for farmworkers in the H-2A visa program and enhance the agency’s capabilities to monitor and enforce program compliance. The DOL...more

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Failure to Disclose Arbitration Agreement In Visa Petition May Nullify Agreement

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In early 2020, Alco Harvesting, LLC hired Jesus Guzman, a citizen of Mexico, to perform agricultural work in Santa Maria under the H-2A visa program. The H-2A visa program allows employers to hire foreign nationals to engage...more

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Biden Administration Proposes More Changes to the H-2A Program

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Our Agricultural Legislative & Public Policy Team examines another pair of proposed rules that would reform the H-2A program....more

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DOL Proposes Revisions to the H-2A Visa Program

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it is working to update and improve the protections available to H-2A workers. The proposed changes would include both worker protection measures and compliance and...more

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Agricultural Employers Learn New Methodology to Calculate Wage Rates: 4 Things You Need to Know

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On the heels of the new rule for the H-2A program impacting nonimmigrant agricultural workers that took effect late last year, the Department of Labor recently published a follow-up rule introducing the methodology that...more

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Take Note H-2A Employers: Labor Department Proposes New Methodology to Calculate Wage Rates

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The Department of Labor recently announced a proposal to change the methodology of the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for temporary nonimmigrant agricultural workers in the H-2A Program for all occupations other than...more

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