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Labor Department Abandons Updated Child Labor Laws for the Agricultural Industry

by Jackson Walker on 5/4/2012

When you think of summer jobs for youth in rural communities, several things may come to mind. You probably imagine a young woman rounding up cattle to send to auction. It is also likely that you imagine a young man baling...more

California Implements Significant Changes to the Agricultural Labor Relations Act

by Littler on 2/23/2012

Effective January 1, 2012, California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA) was amended in ways that will likely help unions to organize agricultural employees in California and obtain favorable labor contracts...more

DOL Announces Re-Proposal of Child Labor Parental Exemption

by Varnum LLP on 2/2/2012

The Department of Labor ("DOL") announced that it will re-propose the "parental exemption" portion of its September 2011 proposed agricultural child labor regulations. Many Congressmen and agricultural industry...more

H-2A and H-2B Visas Open Up for 2012

by Ronald Shapiro on 1/27/2012

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “USCIS”) recently announced that citizens from 53 different countries will be eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs this year. The H-2A program...more

H-2A Workers: IRS Advises on W-2/1099 Reporting and Mandates Backup Withholding When SSN is Missing

by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 1/27/2012

BACKGROUND With 2011 W-2s due right about now, the IRS is committing manpower and enforcement on compliance relating to 2011 compensation that a grower paid to its foreign agricultural workers admitted into the US on...more

Tips on How to Avoid a Finding of Joint Employer Status under MSPA

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 6/22/2011

Under the MSPA, an employer could be held responsible for an independent contractor's violations of the MSPA, if the employer is considered a "joint employer" of the contractor's workers. Therefore, the stakes are very high...more

EB-2 Visas for China and India Move Five Months and Other Immigration Law Updates

by Duane Morris LLP on 6/22/2011

In This Issue: July Visa Bulletin; EB-2 for China and India Move Five Months; Supreme Court Upholds Arizona's E-Verify Requirement; Supreme Court Remands Hazelton Immigration Law Challenge to Third Circuit; Alabama Enacts...more

Ontario v. Fraser - The Supreme Court of Canada Significantly Narrows the Scope of the Constitutional Protection of Collective...

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 4/30/2011

Earlier today, the Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark ruling in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, 2011 SCC 20 (“Fraser“), concluding that Ontario’s Agricultural Employees Protection Act, 2002 (“AEPA“) is...more

Ontario v. Fraser - Supreme Court of Canada Allows the Appeal

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 4/29/2011

This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser (“Fraser”) concerning the extent of the constitutional protection of collective bargaining for Ontario agricultural...more

New study focuses on dairy worker safety and health risks

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 4/14/2011

All types of agricultural jobs are dangerous, and among the most risky is dairy work. The agricultural industry has the highest rate of worker injuries, occupational diseases and fatalities of any labor sector, and dairy work...more

Napa County To Hold Public Forum on Jobs and Economic Development

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/28/2011

A Napa County public forum on jobs and economic development will be held 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the UC Cooperative Extension Conference Room at 1710 Soscol Ave. in Napa. Similar forums will be held in each of...more

Siskind's Immigration Bulletin – October 25, 2010

by Gregory Siskind on 10/27/2010

1. Openers; 2. ABCs of Immigration Law: H-2A Temporary Agricultural Visas; 3. Ask Visalaw.com; 4. Border and Enforcement News: ICE says no opt-out for local jurisdictions, Immigration audits of employers increase, Deportation...more

Feds Using Forfeiture Laws in Aggressive Employer Audit Campaign

by James Aldrich on 10/8/2010

Federal authorities have begun using forfeiture statutes against businesses employing illegal aliens and undocumented workers....more

ICE Steps Up Its Aggressive Employer Audit Campaign: The Use of Forfeiture Laws to Seize the Assets of Businesses Employing...

by James Aldrich on 10/8/2010

Federal authorities have begun using forfeiture statutes against businesses that employ illegal aliens and undocumented workers...more

McAfee & Taft: AgLINC: Agriculture & Equine Industry Legal Information News & Commentary - March 2010

by McAfee & Taft on 3/18/2010

Inside This Issue: 2 Landowner considerations when negotiating wind energy leases 3 Avoiding pitfalls associated with crop insurance 3 DOL issues rule change for workers on farms 4 Do you need to update your estate...more

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