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The H2-A program and E-Verify – what harvesters need to know
I was recently featured in an article on the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association’s on-line publication regarding the federal H2-A program. The H2-A program is a guest agricultural employment...
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The current Form I-9 expires August 31, 2012 – but an extension of the Form...
Until further notice, employers should continue using the Form I-9 currently available on the forms section of http://www.uscis.gov. This particular I-9 Form should continue to be used even after the...
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The new Form I-9 is here – along with newly revised M-274 Handbook!
It is hard to believe but the U.S. government actually issued a new Form I-9 without ten years of committee meetings to discuss those revisions. The new Form I-9 is here, effective March 8, 2013, for...
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DOL obtains $428,8000 in back wages and damages for FLSA, AWPA/MSPA...
DIRECTLY FROM DOL’s WEBSITE: Hawaii’s Fat Law’s Farm to pay $460,000 for FLSA, AWPA & MSPA violations HONOLULU — Fat Law’s Farm Inc. has been ordered by a court to pay $428,800 in back wages and...
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New H-2A Sheep/Cattle/Goat Herder Wage and Housing Rules!
The Department of Labor’s prior guidance on the minimum wages and housing that were required to be offered to cattle, sheep and goat herders (jobs that are not exactly coveted) under the H-2A visa...
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The U.S. Department of Labor issues more guidance regarding Agricultural...
This is directly from the U.S. DOL’s webpage – hot off the press! Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2016-1 (PDF) January 20, 2016 Issued by ADMINISTRATOR DAVID WEIL SUBJECT: Joint employment under the...
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