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Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation and other abuses under new rule
KSBY San Luis Obispo· 3 hours agoTemporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under a Labor
Pitman Farms owes $1 million in unpaid water, sewer fees to Fresno County city. Here’s why
The Fresno Bee· 4 hours agoPitman Farms owes $1 million in unpaid water, sewer fees to Fresno County city. Despite the still-unpaid bills, the city planning commission approved a new Pitman-owned poultry hatchery last month near its processing plant.
New federal rules give farmworkers more rights and protections
KTVU· 16 hours agoActing U.S. Labor Secretary came to Santa Rosas Balletto Vineyards on Friday to announce new labor...
Temporary visas are vital tool amid farm labor shortage | Op-Ed
Seattle Times· 2 days agoGrowers rely on farmworkers. Growers nationwide have had difficulty recruiting farmworkers for years...
Carolina Strong: Local farm offers solace for veterans
WSOC via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoMegan Landreth, the director of operations, explained that there is nothing quite like their farm...
Mills vetoes farm worker minimum wage hike
The Center Square· 2 days agoThe proposals called for giving farm workers in the state the right to unionize to push for labor reforms and setting the minimum wage for farm ...
Heat killed a Florida sugar farm worker. The labor contractor is arguing the OSHA fine
Miami Herald via AOL· 5 days agoA seasonal agricultural worker with a temporary visa died on his first day at work in a Palm Beach...
Jeremy Clarkson says 'don't put that on telly' as he makes Lisa sex confession
Daily Express· 3 hours agoClarkson was left red-faced after he told camera crew on his hit series "don't put that on...
Workers file lawsuit against central Minnesota vegetable farm
KFGO· 22 hours agoMINNEAPOLIS (KFGO WJON) - Almost 40 workers at a Foley, Minn.-based vegetable farm have filed a lawsuit chargi...
Woman sues after losing both legs in horrific Tri-Cities area farm accident
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe rescue was hampered by the remoteness of the farm and their need to work quickly to free her,...
