Department of Labor
DOL to resume H-2 program application processing during U.S. government shutdown
The International Fresh Produce Association and its coalition partners advocated for resuming processing of H-2 program applications in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget.
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Farm, horticulture industry organizations file lawsuit against U.S. DOL for H-2A rule
The lawsuit argues the DOL’s recently finalized H-2A rule illegally gives temporary agriculture workers collective bargaining rights and restricts the First Amendment rights of farmers who employ H-2A workers.
Federal judge rules in favor of states in H-2A farmworker labor protection rule case
A federal judge said the U.S. Department of Labor rule is invalid because Congress explicitly excluded farmworkers from such protections when it granted them to other private-sector workers in the National Labor Relations Act.
U.S. Department of Labor finalizes farmworker protection rule
The rule targets vulnerability and abuses experienced by workers under the H-2A program that undermine fair labor standards for all farmworkers in the U.S.
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