H-2A program
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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North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association calls for transparency on USDA’s farm wage rate determination
The goal of the coalition is to file a Freedom of Information Act request with the USDA to obtain information about how it calculates the adverse effect wage rate.
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.
Q&A with Justin Bartlett
Legacy Labor’s co-CEO and director of sales and marketing explains how outsourcing your H-2A can help you focus on other parts of your business.
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.
The right team
With the help of Legacy Labor, Hoffman Nursery has found the workers it needs.
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.
Hoffman Nursery receives Gold Star Grower Housing Award
Hoffman Nursery received one of the Best New Housing Awards and a Double Gold Star Award for perfect H-2A program compliance two years in a row.
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