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Federal judge rules H2A farmworker wage rule unlawful, orders rewrite
US Dept of Labor ordered to produce new methodology for calculating H2A wages by federal judge.
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State of Ag: Troxler talks H-2A, farmland loss, federal bill
"I hope we're going to be able to breathe a sigh of relief and say ‘OK, it's going to get better'. And so we'll take that attitude going into 2026 and do our best," said Troxler
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NC Chamber files brief in California case challenging H-2A visa rules
North Carolina’s top business lobbying group is urging a federal court in California to reject an injunction that would block a rule governing the H-2A agricultural worker visa program.
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DOL issues new rule on how farmworker wages are set
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has rolled out a new rule changing how farmworker wages are calculated. The move is meant to make pay fairer for workers and more predictable for farmers, updating a decades-old method with more accurate, state-level data. Proponents say it will help stabilize grocery prices and the costs that farmers...
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Judge dismisses NC farm labor rule dispute as moot
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from North Carolina farmers challenging Biden administration changes to the H-2A visa program. The judge accepted the federal government’s argument that a ruling in a Louisiana case made the North Carolina dispute moot.
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Louisiana ruling could end NC federal farm labor rule dispute
North Carolina farmers' federal lawsuit challenging changes to the H-2A visa program could end soon, thanks to a similar case in Louisiana. US Justice Department lawyers filed a court document Monday asking a judge to dismiss the North Carolina case as moot.
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Budd urges US Dept of Labor to end Biden-era agriculture regulations
Budd leads effort to roll back regulations that increase costs for farmers.
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Federal Appeals Court rejects injunction against H-2A labor rule changes
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request from farm owners to block wage rule changes tied to the federal H-2A visa program. Critics had warned that the Biden administration changes would inflate farmers' costs and drive some toward hiring illegal immigrants.
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Judge declines to block new federal farm labor wage rule
A federal judge has denied a Waynesville-based company’s request to block a federal rule change related to farm worker wages. The company argues the change could increase its costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.
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NC firm sues Department of Labor over rule change
Waynesville’s USA Farm Labor Inc. (USAFL), one of the top three agencies assisting agriculture employers with the H-2A visa program, is suing the Department of Labor demanding they pause a rule change that could cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. The suit calls for injunctive relief from the department’s rule change...
