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2025 H-2A Program Updates for Employers

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Rescinding the Farmworker Protection Rule, DOL Address Changes, Adverse Effect Wage Rate Updates and Temporary Suspension of Certification Fees - Summer may be synonymous with sand, picnics, grilling and camps, but that...more

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Agricultural Employers Could Face Less Oversight, More Uncertainty in the Post-Chevron Era: 3 Steps to Success

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The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling that gives employers a powerful tool to fight back against regulatory overreach will have a broad impact on just about every area of workplace law – and every industry. We’re looking...more

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Labor Issues In Full Bloom This Spring for California Agriculture Employers: Here’s What You Need to Know

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California employers in the agriculture industry are facing challenges this spring after two major developments last month. First, new rules took effect requiring employers to provide a special written notice to H-2A...more

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California Amends the Wage Theft Prevention Act to Add Additional Written Notice Requirements for Employees

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Since 2011, the Wage Theft Prevention Act has required California employers to provide certain written information to new employees at the time of hiring and within seven days of any change. The Labor Commissioner provides a...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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In a Win for Agricultural Employers, Federal Appeals Court Gives Green Light To H-2A Laborer Arbitration Agreements

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A west coast federal appeals court just opened the door for H-2A employers to enforce arbitration agreements in employment disputes even outside the context of a collective bargaining agreement. The Ninth Circuit Court of...more

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