Labor Department Sets New Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

The Labor Department set the minimum wage for federal contractors to $13.65 per hour, after President Donald Trump canceled a ...
Agri-Pulse

Labor Department overhauls H-2A wage methodology

Labor Department is implementing a new methodology for calculating H-2A wage rates that could save employers an estimated $2.5 billion a year. In an interim final rule to be published in Thursday's ...
Agri-Pulse

Daybreak Aug. 29: Labor looks to update farmworker wage rate methodology

The Labor Department plans to update the way it calculates the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) used in the H-2A guest worker program, which could be good news for growers. In a court filing, the ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

New Agriculture Wage Rate Rule Important Step in Reform

A new wage rate rule for agricultural guestworkers takes a much-needed step towards reforming regulations that have put labor out of reach for many of America’s farmers. The Department of Labor ...
The Bulletin

Labor Department to cut minimum wage for foreign farmworkers

The U.S. Department of Labor will cut minimum wages for foreign seasonal farmworkers, arguing farmers can no longer bear escalating labor costs. A rule set to take effect immediately will count ...