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  IMMIGRATION AND LABOR   Oregon Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Overtime Pay for Farmworkers Oregon state lawmakers became the eighth state in the nation to pass legislation that would provide farmworkers with the same benefit to overtime pay enjoyed by … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: March 16, 2022

Farmworker Justice Update: February 17, 2022    FARMWORKER LITIGATION Farmworker Justice Joins Towards Justice and Colorado Legal Services in Challenging New Overtime Regulations for Colorado Farmworkers. On February 8, Farmworker Justice, along with Colorado Legal Services, Towards Justice, and Project … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: February 17, 2022

FARMWORKER LITIGATION Farmworker Groups Ask Court to Vacate Trump Administration AEWR Rule On January 7, 2022, Farmworker Justice and co-counsel WilmerHale filed a motion for summary judgment, on behalf of plaintiffs UFW and the UFW Foundation, requesting that the U.S. … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: January 21, 2022

FARMWORKER LABOR LITIGATION FJ Amicus Curiae Brief Opposes North Carolina Law on Union Dues Collection Farm Labor Organizing Committee. v. Stein, Case No. 21-1499 (4th Cir. 2021) on appeal of Case No. 1:17cv1037, (M.D. North Carolina 2021): On September 15, 2021, a federal judge determined … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: December 17, 2021

On November 24, the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS) published its 2021 Farm Labor Report summarizing the findings of the 2021 Farm Labor Survey (FLS). The survey and the resulting report provide data on the regional market rates … Read more US Department of Agriculture Releases 2021 Farm Labor Report Showing Rising Wages for Farmworkers

IMMIGRATION Congress Continues to Deliberate on the Build Back Better Budget Reconciliation Bill Over the past month, Congress has continued its deliberations on the Build Back Better (“BBB”) budget reconciliation bill and the fate of its immigration provisions remains unclear. … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: November 12, 2021

Appeal Filed Against Federal Court Ruling Partially Upholding North Carolina Law Restricting  Farmworker Unions Farm Labor Organizing Committee. v. Stein, Case No. 1:17cv1037, (M.D. North Carolina 2021): On September 15, 2021, a federal judge determined that North Carolina’s Farm Act, … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: September 29, 2021

FARMWORKER LABOR LITIGATION Farmworker Justice Joins Action Challenging the DOL’s Procedures for Setting Prevailing Wage Rates in H-2A Agricultural Guestworker Program Torres & Familias Unidas por la Justicia v. United States Department of Labor, Case No. 1:20-cv-03241-SMJ, (E.D. Washington 2021): Farmworker … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: September 7, 2021

Farmworkers have suffered disproportionately from COVID-19. Although vaccines dramatically reduce COVID-19 transmission and protect against severe illness, farmworkers continue to face numerous barriers to vaccination, including access and misinformation. A wide range of partners have come together to develop solutions … Read more Building Stronger, Healthier Farmworker Communities Together to Confront the COVID-19 Pandemic – August 19, 2021

FARMWORKER LABOR LITIGATION  Wage Theft and Human Trafficking Case Settled  Aguilar Villagomez v. Lautieri (D.Ore.) Farmworker Justice and co-counsel recently settled a federal lawsuit on behalf of an Oregon cannabis worker involving wage and hour and human trafficking claims. In … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: July 16, 2021