According to the Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report, Wage & Hour is launching an initiative in Illinois and Missouri after conducting 98 investigations in 2010 and 2012 and uncovering over $100,000 in back wages and more than $80,000 in civil money penalties for agricultural workers. If you live in either of these two states and you [...]
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Apr U.S. DOL Releases H-2B Interim Wage RuleAfter sending hundreds of employers in to a tail spin after a surprise suspension of H-2B processing at both the US Dept of Labor and USCIS, DOL finally unveiled its new wage rule. Read more here… According to statements by USDOL and USCIS, processing will resume on H-2B applications and visa petitions as of April [...]
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Apr Immigration Bill RevealedThe organization USA Farmers, Inc. has issued the following release concerning the comprehensive immigration bill yet to be numbered. USA FARMERS ENCOURAGED BY RECENT NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING AGRICULTURAL COMPONENT OF IMMIGRATION REFORM Washington, D.C. – (April 17, 2013) – USA Farmers, Inc is encouraged by the recently negotiated framework and objectives of the agricultural component of the [...] |
