Barton et al v. United States Department of Labor et al

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Case Number:

5:24-cv-00249

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Kentucky Eastern

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Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

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November 25, 2024
Farm Orgs. Win Block Of DOL H-2A Protections

A Kentucky federal judge granted several farmers and farm associations' bid to block the U.S. Department of Labor's new protections for foreign H-2A farmworkers, saying Monday the agency's extension of labor organizing rights to these workers amounts to a "blatant arrogation of authority."
September 16, 2024
DOL Faces 2 More Suits Over H-2A Farmworker Labor Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor was hit Friday with two lawsuits attacking its new regulation protecting union-related activities for agricultural workers on seasonal H-2A visas — less than a month after a Georgia federal judge paused the regulation.