In the summer of 2019, a crew leader tasked with overseeing farm laborers sent them to harvest corn in a field where they weren’t authorized to work — and where there wasn’t adequate protection from ...

Growers who use the H-2A program are pleased with the Trump administration’s new rule simplifying the program but in some ...

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has fined a Richland, Wash., farm labor contractor $1.25 million for not providing farmworkers written statements informing them of working conditions ...

Workers on H-2A visas trim Christmas trees at a farm in York, PA. (photo: USDA) Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, has filed a measure that would increase requirements and oversight of foreign ...

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has levied its largest-ever fine against a farm labor contractor, saying a Richland business employed 5,000 in 2024 when it did not have a license.

A Yuma legal group is suing an Arizona farm labor contractor, alleging that it hired foreign guest workers instead of re-hiring from an existing pool of U.S. farmworkers. Community Legal Services ...

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries fined a Richland company $1.25 million for violations involving nearly 5,000 workers. Paul T. Erickson/Herald Richland, WA The Washington Department ...