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Ag Employers Seek to Avoid 2019 H-2A Wage Increases In a November 28 letter to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) asked for “short-term relief” from the federal government … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: 11/29/18

Rulemakings Related to the H-2A Program Today, the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (DOL ETA) issued notices of proposed rulemaking regarding the recruitment requirements for the H-2 visa programs, both H-2A and H-2B. Farmworker Justice plans to draft … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: 11/09/18

The latest Department of Labor data show tremendous growth in the H-2A temporary foreign agricultural worker program.  The DOL approved almost a quarter of a million—a total of 242,762—H-2A positions in fiscal year 2018. In just the last year, the … Read more H-2A Program Growing at Unprecedented Rate; Worker Protections at Risk

H-2A FY 2018 4Q Data Now Available            The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) recently released H-2A program data for the fourth quarter of FY 2018. There were a total of 242,762 H-2A positions certified for all … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 10/19/18

Farmworker Justice Update: 10/04/18 President Signs FY 2019 Appropriations Package, Including CR for Various Pending Bills On September 28, President Trump signed a spending package for FY 2019, which began October 1. The package includes full-year funding for various programs, … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: 10/04/18

Farmworker Justice Update: 09/07/18 Congressional Action Post-Recess Congress returned from August recess this week and has a limited number of legislative days left before the mid-term elections. Below are some of the key issues currently being considered: Appropriations: Potential Impacts … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 09/07/18

Farmworker Justice Update: 08/15/18 H-2A Data Published for Third Quarter of FY 2018 The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) recently released H-2A program data for the third quarter of FY 2018.  The data shows that there … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 08/15/18

Farmworker Justice Update: 07/27/18 New Goodlatte Bill Introduced but Not Voted on As House Congressional Recess Begins On July 18, Rep. Goodlatte (VA) introduced yet another version of his anti-worker, anti-immigrant and anti-family agricultural guestworker bill. The new bill, the “AG and Legal … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 07/27/18

Farmworker Justice Update: 07/06/18 Sen. Harris and Rep. Grijalva Introduce Overtime Bill for Farmworkers On June 25, the 80th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Sen. Harris (CA) and Rep. Grijalva (AZ) introduced the “Fairness for Farm Workers … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 07/06/18

Farmworker Justice Update: 04/26/18 H-2A Program Statistics for Second Quarter of FY 2018 Show Continued Expansion The Office of Foreign Labor Certification recently published statistics on the H-2A program for the second quarter of FY 2018.  Over 80,000 positions were … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 04/26/18