Equal Employment Opportunities for Agricultural Workersby Elizabeth | May 5, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor, Samantha MikolajczykSeveral federal laws protect workers by ensuring equal access to job opportunities. These laws...
Rights of H-2A Workersby Elizabeth | Apr 21, 2022 | Department of Labor, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor, Samantha MikolajczykH-2A agricultural guest workers (“H-2A workers”) are in the United States as part of a visa...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: April 11, 2022by Elizabeth | Apr 11, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agritourism, Crop Insurance, Daily Update, Department of Labor, Endangered Species Act, Farm Labor, Federal Meat Inspection Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Immigration, Labor, Meat Processing, National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: March 31, 2022by Elizabeth | Mar 31, 2022 | Administrative Law, Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Biosecurity, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Labor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Safety, Grain Dealers, Immigration, Labor, PesticidesA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: March 15, 2022by Elizabeth | Mar 15, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Biotechnology, Conservation Programs, Country of Origin Labeling, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Farm Labor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Immigration, Labor, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PesticidesA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in...
DOL Proposes Changes for H-2A Wage Ratesby Elizabeth | Dec 16, 2021 | Department of Labor, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor, Samantha Mikolajczyk, United States Department of AgricultureThe Department of Labor (“DOL”) is trying to change the rules surrounding the wage rates of H-2A...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: December 7, 2021by Elizabeth | Dec 7, 2021 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Clean Water Act, Daily Update, Department of Labor, Environmental Protection Agency, Food Labeling, Immigration, Labor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, PesticidesA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: December 2, 2021by Elizabeth | Dec 2, 2021 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Food and Drug Administration, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Labeling, Immigration, Labor, Marketing Orders, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition ProgramsA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in...
Department of Homeland Security Makes Changes to Immigration Enforcementby Elizabeth | Dec 2, 2021 | Department of Labor, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor, Samantha MikolajczykThe Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) was created in 2002 and is responsible for, among...
International Agricultural Trade Update: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreementby Elizabeth | Sep 30, 2021 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Farm Labor, Food Labeling, Immigration, International Trade, Labor, Samantha Mikolajczyk, TaxationOn July 1, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) went into effect. The new...