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Farmworker Justice Update: House Hearing on Immigration and Agriculture On April 3, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship held a hearing entitled “Securing the Future of American Agriculture.” The witnesses at the hearing included Arturo Rodriguez (Former UFW … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – April 3 Hearing on Immigration and Agriculture

Farmworker Justice Update: 03/15/19 New Bill Protecting DACA, TPS and DED Recipients Introduced in Congress On March 12, Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA), Nydia Velázquez (NY), and Yvette Clarke (NY) introduced the “Dream and Promise Act of 2019,” H.R. 6. The … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 03/15/19

Farmworker Justice Update: 02/21/19 Fairness for Farm Workers Act Would Grant Farmworkers Overtime Pay On February 7, Senator Harris (CA) and Representative Grijalva (AZ) introduced the “Fairness for Farm Workers Act of 2019,” S. 385/H.R. 1080. The bill would address … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: 02/21/19

Farmworker Justice Update: 02/06/19 Legislation Regarding Farmworkers Introduced in 116th Congress Agricultural Worker Program Act Would Provide Path to Citizenship for Farmworkers On January 17, Senator Feinstein and Congresswoman Lofgren (both of CA) introduced the “Agricultural Worker Program Act of … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 02/06/19

          New Jersey state legislators are working on legislation to raise the state minimum wage gradually in steps, from the current $8.85 per hour, to $15.00 per hour by 2024.  But the proposed legislation would move … Read more Farmworker Justice Condemns New Jersey Legislative Proposal to Discriminate Against Farmworkers in Minimum Wage Law

Agribusiness Employers File Suit to Stop Implementation of 2019 AEWR On January 7, the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE), along with grower Peri & Sons Farms, Inc., filed a lawsuit in D.C. federal court seeking to stop the Department … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 01/11/19

Public Comment Deadlines for Proposed H-2A Program Changes As a reminder, there are various opportunities to comment in response to Federal Register notices related to the H-2A program, with deadlines next week. As mentioned in previous updates, the Department of … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 12/18/18

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