A Soledad farm labor contractor has been fined $168,082 in penalties for housing employees in unsanitary and dangerous conditions following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s ...

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This week the New York State Department of Labor finalized farm labor overtime regulations. Over the next 10 years overtime will be reduced from the current 60-hour threshold to 40 hours.

The state Department of Labor on Wednesday adopted controversial farm labor overtime regulations, codifying an order from the agency’s commissioner in September that will ultimately allow ...

An investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division Southern New Jersey District Office found the farm had failed to provide workers with sanitary housing ...

U.S. Department of Labor spokesman Egan Reich said the department is reviewing the letter sent by the labor rights groups and is in discussions with United Farm Workers about their positions.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Saco farmer Rick Grant does not want to run afoul of any labor laws. He ...

Using national average wages, the small farm’s wage expenses increase around 30% a year, and large farms increase over 10% a year. These increases have contributed to pushing labor costs to record ...

The U.S. Department of Labor asked for an injunction Tuesday against Tennessee-based Tosh Pork for retaliating against employees. In one case an employee found a severed pig head at their workstation.

Tractors are a big part of family farm life, which is one reason advocacy groups and dozens of congressional representatives have heavily criticized a U.S. Department of Labor proposal that would ...

DALLAS (CBSDFteachW.COM) — The Department of Labor has launched a new program to help protect migrant and seasonal workers in Texas from the dangers of summertime heat. The Wage and Hour ...

The hundreds of thousands in back pay are owed to 102 temporary visa workers and 105 U.S. workers, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division said.